KFC

English

Etymology

• (KFC Corporation): Initialism of its historical name, Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Pronunciation

• enPR: kā ĕf sē
• IPA^(key): /keɪ ɛf siː/, [kʰeɪ ɛf siː]

Proper noun

KFC (countable and uncountable, plural KFCs)

1. KFC Corporation, an American fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken.
2. (Vanuatu) Initialism of Kaikai Fried Chicken.
3. Initialism of w:Karipúna French Creole.

Derived terms

• chickens for KFC

Translations

KFC Corporation

• Arabic: دِجَاجٌ كِنْتَاكِي (dijājun kintākī)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 肯德基 (zh) (Kěndéjī)

• French: (Europe, Africa, New Brunswick, New England, Louisiana, Missouri) KFC, (Quebec) PFK
• Hindi: केएफसी (keephsī)
• Japanese: ケンタッキーフライドチキン (Kentakkī Furaido Chikin), ケンタッキー (Kentakkī), ケンタ (Kenta)
• Korean: 켄터키 프라이드 치킨 (Kenteoki peuraideu chikin), 켄터키 (Kenteoki)
• Lao: ເຄເອຟຊີ (khē ʼēp sī)
• Polish: KFC (pl) n
• Thai: เคเอฟซี (Khe Aef Sī)
• Uyghur: كېنتاكىي (këntakiy)

Further reading

• KFC Corporation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Karipúna French Creole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• KFC (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• f*ck, fck, CFK, FCK