Correct?

CalifJim

anonymousI would want chicken over lamb.

I believe you are trying to say

I'd rather have chicken than lamb. (ordinary, everyday conversation)
I prefer chicken to lamb. (more formal)

CJ

But can I still say ‘I would want chicken over lamb’ though?

1 I would want chicken over lamb. (if I were asked to pick between chicken and lamb)
2 I would pick chicken over lamb. (if I were asked to pick between chicken and lamb)

I am trying to use sentence 1 like sentence 2.

anonymousBut can I still say ‘I would want chicken over lamb’ though?

No. That describes a deli sandwich where the slice of chicken is stacked on top of a slice of lamb.

anonymous2 I would pick chicken over lamb.

In a conditional sentence, it is ok.

If given the choice, I would pick chicken over lamb.

anonymousI am trying to use sentence 1 like sentence 2.

You shouldn't do that. It doesn't sound good in English. Use 2, not 1.

'would want' is not used to express preferences.

CJ

CalifJim

anonymousI am trying to use sentence 1 like sentence 2.

You shouldn't do that. It doesn't sound good in English. Use 2, not 1.

'would want' is not used to express preferences.

CJ

Would you say using ‘want’ with would in the sentence is not necessarily wrong with the context but the verb ‘want’ itself is not suitable?

anonymousWould you say using ‘want’ with would in the sentence is not necessarily wrong with the context but the verb ‘want’ itself is not suitable?

I'd say that 'want' by itself doesn't work in "I want chicken over lamb", and adding 'would' doesn't help.

CJ