drumstick
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drumstick
- /ˈdɹʌmˌstɪk/
Where it comes from
From drum + stick.
noun drumsticks · drum stick
- A stick used to play drums.
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The second joint of the legbone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food.
Similar: chicken leg, drummer
- The moringa or drumstick tree, Moringa oleifera, especially its slender, cylindrical pods. She could imagine the taste of the tender drumstick seeds on her tongue.
- A person's leg. At a given signal, from the boss of the hack, who stands door in hand, the young lady gathers her clothes well up her drumsticks, and would you believe, two steps or springs only, like those of a kangaroo, take her into the house.
Translations
Every language
noun stick used to play drums
| Español | baqueta, palillo, bolillo, palote |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 드럼스틱 deureomseutik, 북채 bukchae |
| 日本語 | ドラムスティック doramusutikku, 桴 bachi |
| 中文 | 鼓槌 gǔchuí, 鼓棒 gǔbàng |
| Português | baqueta |
| Français | baguette |
| Deutsch | Trommelstock, Schlegel |
| Italiano | bacchetta |
| Русский | бараба́нная па́лочка barabánnaja páločka |
| Tiếng Việt | dùi trống, dùi |
noun leg bone of a chicken or other fowl
| 中文 | 雞腿 /鸡腿 jītuǐ |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | paja la kuku |
| Português | coxa |
| Français | pilon |
| Deutsch | Hähnchenkeule |
| Русский | голя́шка goljáška |
| Tiếng Việt | đùi gà |
| עברית | פּוּלְקֶע púlqe |
Talk about this word "drumstick." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/drumstick. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. drumstick. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/drumstick "drumstick." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/drumstick.Cite this
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title = {drumstick},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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