Just a quibble: chicken ("poulet" in French) that you buy in the supermarket is the female chicken, the hen. The male chicken, the cock ("coq" in French) is g

Just a quibble: chicken ("poulet" in French) that you buy in the supermarket is the female chicken, the hen. The male chicken, the cock ("coq" in French) is generally not eaten as the meat is leaner and tougher. The French, however, do eat them sometimes. The famous French recipe "Coq au vin" is for cooking cock for a long time in wine to break down the tough meat. The French word for slut is "salope" and is also synonymous with the english word "bitch". The french word "poule" does mean hen, but is used more like the American slang word for a single woman: "chick".