Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The small fleshy part of a chicken wing, often fried and served as an appetizer.
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- noun US The first segment (
meatier part) of achicken wing , closest to the body.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The drumette is the meatiest part of the wing and looks a little like a miniature drumstick.
Princess Party Cookbook Annabel Karmel 2009
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I am thinking of making this for a holiday party but using the drumette and flat parts of the wing.
tequila lime chicken + green onion slaw | smitten kitchen 2007
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Chickens have two wings the "drumette" and the "flat", and three joints.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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Wings often are cut up and divided among the drumette, the flat and the wing tip.
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Using a sharp knife, slice around knuckle of each drumette to loosen skin and meat from bone.
Toronto Sun 2010
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Using a sharp knife or poultry shears, separate the wings down the middle, slicing the drumette from the double bone piece-don't worry at all about getting the separation point exact.
Later On 2009
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Using a sharp knife or poultry shears, separate the wings down the middle, slicing the drumette from the double bone piece-don't worry about getting the separation point exact.
Later On 2009
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Each wing has three segments: the drumette or mini-drumstick; the flat, which is the middle part with two bones; and the flapper, the tip that isn't eaten.
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Anyway, what I got was 2 tenders, a wing, a drumette, and a thigh and fries all freshly fried (obviously they're better at dishing the food than counting it).
Midtown Lunch 2008
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