Quail — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised

small gallinaceous game birds

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kwˈeɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/kwˈeɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kwˈeɪl/

1 syllable Say it as /kwˈeɪl/.

Examples

she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cringe flinch funk shrink wince recoil squinch

Parts of Speech

noun	flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
noun	small gallinaceous game birds
verb	draw back, as with fear or pain “she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”

Word Forms

flinch	noun	a reflex response to sudden pain
wince	noun	the facial expression of sudden pain

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wachtel

Wachtelfleisch; jung zum Braten oder Grillen geeignet; ansonsten muss geschmort werden

🇫🇷French

caille

chair de caille; convient pour rôtir ou griller s'il est jeune; sinon il faut le braiser

🇪🇸Spanish

codorniz

carne de codorniz; apto para asar o asar si es joven; de lo contrario debe ser estofado

🇮🇹Italian

quaglia

carne di quaglia; adatto per arrostire o grigliare se giovane; altrimenti deve essere brasato

🇳🇱Dutch

kwartel

kwartelvlees; geschikt om te braden of te braden als ze jong zijn; anders moet het worden gestoofd

🇵🇹Portuguese

codorniz

carne de codorna; adequado para assar ou grelhar se for jovem; caso contrário, deve ser refogado

🇷🇺Russian

перепелка

мясо перепелки; подходит для запекания или запекания, если молодой; иначе придется тушить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बटेर

बटेर का मांस; यदि युवा हो तो भूनने या भूनने के लिए उपयुक्त; अन्यथा ब्रेज़ किया जाना चाहिए

🇧🇩Bengali

কোয়েল

কোয়েলের মাংস; অল্প বয়স্ক হলে ভাজা বা ভাজা করার জন্য উপযুক্ত; অন্যথায় braised করা আবশ্যক

🇮🇳Tamil

காடை

காடையின் சதை; இளமையாக இருந்தால் வறுக்கவும் அல்லது வறுக்கவும் ஏற்றது; இல்லையெனில் braised வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పిట్ట

పిట్ట మాంసం; చిన్న వయస్సులో ఉంటే వేయించడానికి లేదా బ్రాయిలింగ్ చేయడానికి అనుకూలం; లేకుంటే వ్రేలాడదీయాలి

🇮🇳Marathi

लहान पक्षी

लावाचे मांस; तरुण असल्यास भाजण्यासाठी किंवा भाजण्यासाठी योग्य; अन्यथा ब्रेझ करणे आवश्यक आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્વેઈલ

ક્વેઈલનું માંસ; જો યુવાન હોય તો શેકવા અથવા ઉકાળવા માટે યોગ્ય; અન્યથા બ્રેઝ્ડ હોવું જ જોઈએ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ವಿಲ್

ಕ್ವಿಲ್ ಮಾಂಸ; ಚಿಕ್ಕದಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ ಹುರಿಯಲು ಅಥವಾ ಬೇಯಿಸಲು ಸೂಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ; ಇಲ್ಲವಾದರೆ ಬ್ರೈಸ್ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാടകൾ

കാടമാംസം; ചെറുപ്പമാണെങ്കിൽ വറുക്കാനോ പൊരിച്ചെടുക്കാനോ അനുയോജ്യം; അല്ലാത്തപക്ഷം braised വേണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਟੇਰ

ਬਟੇਰ ਦਾ ਮਾਸ; ਜੇ ਜਵਾਨ ਹੋਵੇ ਤਾਂ ਭੁੰਨਣ ਜਾਂ ਭੁੰਨੇ ਲਈ ਢੁਕਵਾਂ; ਨਹੀਂ ਤਾਂ ਬ੍ਰੇਜ਼ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بٹیر

بٹیر کا گوشت؛ اگر جوان ہو تو بھوننے یا بھوننے کے لیے موزوں؛ دوسری صورت میں بریز ہونا ضروری ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鹌鹑

鹌鹑肉；年轻时适合烘烤或烧烤；否则必须红烧

🇯🇵Japanese

ウズラ

ウズラの肉。若い場合はローストまたはグリルに適しています。それ以外の場合は煮込む必要があります

🇰🇷Korean

메추라기

메추라기살; 어린 경우 굽거나 굽는 데 적합합니다. 그렇지 않으면 끓여야합니다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chim cút

thịt chim cút; thích hợp để rang hoặc nướng nếu còn non; nếu không thì phải om

🇹🇭Thai

นกกระทา

เนื้อนกกระทา เหมาะสำหรับการคั่วหรือย่างหากยังเยาว์วัย ไม่อย่างนั้นก็ต้องเคี่ยว

🇮🇩Indonesian

burung puyuh

daging burung puyuh; cocok untuk dipanggang atau dipanggang jika masih muda; jika tidak, harus direbus

🇵🇭Filipino

pugo

laman ng pugo; angkop para sa litson o inihaw kung bata pa; kung hindi ay dapat na nilaga

🇲🇾Malay

burung puyuh

daging puyuh; sesuai untuk memanggang atau memanggang jika masih muda; kalau tidak mesti direbus

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السمان

لحم السمان مناسبة للتحميص أو الشوي إذا كانت صغيرة؛ وإلا يجب أن يكون مطهو ببطء

🇮🇷Persian

بلدرچین

گوشت بلدرچین؛ مناسب برای کباب کردن یا کباب کردن در صورت جوانی؛ در غیر این صورت باید آب پز شود

🇹🇷Turkish

bıldırcın

bıldırcın eti; gençse kavurma veya kızartmaya uygundur; aksi takdirde kızartılmalıdır

🇮🇱Hebrew

שליו

בשר שליו; מתאים לצלייה או לצלייה אם צעירים; אחרת יש לקלוע

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What is the primary definition of the word 'quail'?

The primary meaning of 'quail' is 'flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised'.

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Using 'quail' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'quail' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'quail' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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