drumstick

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdrʌmstɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdrʌmˌstɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(drum′stik′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
drum•stick /ˈdrʌmˌstɪk/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Music and Dancea stick for beating a drum.
  2. Foodthe meaty leg of a chicken or turkey.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
drum•stick  (drum′stik′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a stick for beating a drum.
  2. the meaty leg of a chicken, duck, turkey, or other fowl.
  • drum1 + stick1 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
drumstick / ˈdrʌmˌstɪk/
  1. a stick used for playing a drum
  2. the lower joint of the leg of a cooked fowl
'drumstick' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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