Be Merry / 'Tis the season for a drunken chicken

A "cook" in French is "cuisinier" feminine "cuisiniere." As Florian observes so eymologically, "coq" is the French word for " rooster," which, by the way, simply means "one who roosts." It is a euphemism to replace the original English word "cock," since that term became a common slang word for the membrum virile. The word "cock" means the masculine bird and is still used in names like "peacock" and "woodcock."

the word "coq" in French is for a male chicken and means "rooster", "cock" also known as a cockerel or chanticleer. Although flavorful, these are birds that tend to be tough and stringy requiring long cooking times.

Shalom guys, I am french and I think there is a little mistake on your article. "Coq" in french means the "Cock" referring to the male of the hen (the chicken would be the the "poulet" which is the Cock when you take away his genital parts). The word "coq" doesn't mean "cook", I think it refers to the scream of the animal as it's perfomed it in french ("Cocorico") or the old french "Gau" which comes from the latin "Gallo". It could also come from the old celtic "Kog" which means "red" referring to the head of the cock. Anyway thank you for the article !

Forget it, you can't do that recipe with chickens unless you name it another term, you need a cock, pretty aged so the meat can sustain prolonged cooking without crumbling and leaving the bones in the pot; as for wine: a good Côte du Rhone is recommended, such as Chateau neuf du Pape, not a vintage one but quality.