guinea hen

noun

: a female guinea fowl
broadly : guinea fowl

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Omnivores can choose from roasted guinea hen with wild mushrooms and cabbage or grilled Wagyu strip steak along with chickpea panelli and red-wine bordelaise. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024 Heritage Foods has 4- to 4.5-pound guinea hens raised by the Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch Network based in Kansas. D’Artagnan sells 2 to 3 pound hens from California. — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023

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First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of guinea hen was in 1599

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guinea hen

noun
: guinea fowl
especially : a female guinea fowl
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