What does "spatchcocking" mean?

The act or practice of cutting poultry along the spine and spreading its halves apart for more even cooking.

How do you pronounce "spatchcocking"?

Pronounced //ˈspæt͡ʃkɒkɪŋ//.

Common synonyms include: butterflied, butterflied chicken, butterfly, flat roasted chicken, flatten, flattened bird.

/ˈspæt͡ʃkɒkɪŋ/ noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

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The act or practice of cutting poultry along the spine and spreading its halves apart for more even cooking. uncountable

Verb

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present participle and gerund of spatchcock form-of, gerund, participle, present

From spatchcock + -ing (suffix forming gerunds, and present participles of verbs).