chitterlings
/ˈt͡ʃɪt.ɚ.lɪŋz/
T͡ƩꞮT · ɚ · lɪŋz (3 syllables)
English
Noun
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Definition
Small intestine, cleaned and defatted, usually of a pig. Sometimes prepared with hog maws.
Etymology
From Middle English cheterlingis, chitterling, chitterlynge, chytyrlynge, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kūtiz, *kut-, from Proto-Indo-European *gud-, *gewd- (“intestine, gut”), from *gʷu-, *gū- (“to bend, curve, bow, camber, vault, distend”). Compare Middle Low German kǖtel (“entrails, tripe”), German Kutteln (“tripe”) and Scots kyte (“belly, stomach”). Compare also Icelandic kviður (“stomach”).
Example Sentences
- "How fare I? troth for ſixpence a meale, wench, as well as heart can wiſh, with Calves chaldrons and chitterlings […]"
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