drumstick

A noun referring to either the lower leg joint of a bird used as food, or a stick used for playing percussion instruments.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant soit la partie inférieure de la patte d'un oiseau, consommée comme aliment, soit une baguette utilisée pour jouer des instruments de percussion.

1. Chicken leg A2 informal culinary

   The lower joint of the leg of a cooked fowl, typically chicken or turkey, eaten as food.

   • She ate a chicken drumstick for dinner.
   • The children each grabbed a drumstick from the platter.
   • Grilled drumsticks are a popular picnic food.

   🇫🇷pilons de volaille

   Synonymes: chicken legleg

2. Drumming stick A2 formal art

   A stick used for playing a drum, typically made of wood.

   • The drummer twirled his drumstick before the solo.
   • She bought a new pair of drumsticks for her kit.
   • He tapped the drumstick lightly on the snare.

   🇫🇷Baguette de batterie

   Synonymes: beaterstick

• drumsticks plural form
• drumsticks' possessive plural form
• drumstick's possessive singular form