CHITTERLINGS

chitterlings, chitlins, chitlings

(noun) small intestines of hogs prepared as food

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

chitterlings (uncountable)

Small intestine, boiled and fried, usually of a pig. Sometimes prepared with hog maws.

Synonyms

• chitlins

• chitlings

Etymology 2

Noun

chitterlings

plural of chitterling

Source: Wiktionary


Chit"ter*lings, n. pl. Etym: [Cf. AS. cwiÞ womb, Icel. kvith, Goth. qiÞus, belly, womb, stomach, G. kutteln chitterlings.] (Cookery)

Definition: The smaller intestines of swine, etc., fried for food.

CHITTERLING

Chit"ter*ling, n.

Definition: The frill to the breast of a shirt, which when ironed out resembled the small entrails. See Chitterlings. [Obs.] Gascoigne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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