chitterlings

/ˈt͡ʃɪt.ɚ.lɪŋz/

chitterlings means small intestine, cleaned and defatted, usually of a pig. Sometimes prepared with hog maws.

chitterlings is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɪt.ɚ.lɪŋz/.

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”).

noun

Small intestine, cleaned and defatted, usually of a pig. Sometimes prepared with hog maws.

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Words closest in meaning

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chitlin 75% match — chitlins; chitterlings vs chitterlings →
chitterling 63% match — The frill to the breast of a shirt. vs chitterlings →
mugget 56% match — The small entrails of a calf or hog. vs chitterlings →
chawdron 55% match — The entrails of an animal, especially when used as a food ingredient; offal. vs chitterlings →
gopchang 53% match — A Korean dish of grilled intestines of cattle or pork. vs chitterlings →
chicharron 53% match — A Spanish dish made from fried pork. vs chitterlings →
scrunchion 53% match — A small piece of pork rind or fatback fried until rendered and crispy. vs chitterlings →
chaudin 52% match — A sausage-like meat dish in the cuisine of Louisiana, made from pork, rice, vegetables and spices sewn up and cooked in a pig's stomach. vs chitterlings →