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guinea fowl
noun
: an African bird (Numida meleagris) related to the pheasants, raised for food in many parts of the world, and marked by a bare neck and head and slaty plumage speckled with white
broadly
: any of several related birds
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The best rooms look out over the sea and the rugged peaks of Cavall Bernat—a view shared by the rooftop restaurant, where local meats star in dishes like suckling porc negre and pastry stuffed with guinea fowl in almond sauce.
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Benjamin Kemper, Saveur, 13 Aug. 2025
The menu changes daily and reflects Corcoran’s proud Irish heritage, as well as time spent in France and the Basque country: potato leek soup, guinea fowl pie, Dublin coddle, rice pudding.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
The menu changes daily and reflects Corcoran’s proud Irish heritage, as well as time spent in France and the Basque Country: potato leek soup, guinea fowl pie, Dublin coddle, rice pudding.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 17 Mar. 2025
The two answers are deeply and imaginatively intertwined, and the peculiar significance of the guinea fowl can be found, like the wounds and scars of abuse themselves, deep in the mists of memory.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
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Benjamin Kemper, Saveur, 13 Aug. 2025
The menu changes daily and reflects Corcoran’s proud Irish heritage, as well as time spent in France and the Basque country: potato leek soup, guinea fowl pie, Dublin coddle, rice pudding.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
The menu changes daily and reflects Corcoran’s proud Irish heritage, as well as time spent in France and the Basque Country: potato leek soup, guinea fowl pie, Dublin coddle, rice pudding.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 17 Mar. 2025
The two answers are deeply and imaginatively intertwined, and the peculiar significance of the guinea fowl can be found, like the wounds and scars of abuse themselves, deep in the mists of memory.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for guinea fowl
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“Guinea fowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guinea%20fowl. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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