KFC

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KFC

  • /keɪ ɛf siː/
  • [kʰeɪ ɛf siː]

Where it comes from

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

proper noun KFCs

  1. countable, uncountable KFC Corporation, an American fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken. Yum also recently announced that Taco Bell’s president will move over to KFC and serve as its CEO beginning next month.
  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Kaikai Fried Chicken
  3. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Karipúna French Creole

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Korean fried chicken

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: kentucky, mcdonalds, fast food, lexington, peppermint patty, oreos, apple fritter, mmmm, bev, cran, frankie, chowchow, molasses cookie, twinkies, cynthia, chicky

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noun KFC Corporation

한국어켄터키 프라이드 치킨 Kenteoki peuraideu chikin, 켄터키 Kenteoki
日本語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
中文肯德基 Kěndéjī
हिन्दीकेएफसी keephsī
FrançaisKFC, PFK
Tiếng ViệtGà Rán Kentucky
العربيةدِجَاجٌ كِنْتَاكِي dijājun kintākī, كي إف سي

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"KFC." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kfc. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

KFC. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kfc

Chicago

"KFC." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kfc.

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@misc{kfc_2026,
  title = {KFC},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kfc},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}