chitterlings

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɪɾɚlɪŋz/, /tʃitlɪnz/
(AAVE) IPA^(key): [ˈtʃɪtˁ.lɪnz], [tʃɪːlɪnz]

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *kweþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-, *gūt- (“swelling, rounding; stomach, gut”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷu-, *gū- (“to bend, curve, bow, camber, vault, distend”). Compare German Kutteln (“tripe”) and Icelandic kviður (“stomach”).

Noun

chitterlings (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

See also

tripe

Translations

small pig intestine, boiled and fried

Bulgarian: чревца (črevca)
French: tripes de porc m pl
German: Innereien (de) f pl
Italian: frattaglie (it) f pl

Latin: lactēs f pl
Neapolitan: capeto
Spanish: gallinejas f pl (Spain), chunchules (es) m pl (Chile) (usually of beef), chunchullo (es) m, chinchulín m, chinchurria (es) f, chunchurria (es) f, choncholi m (Peru)

Etymology 2

chitterling +‎ -s

Noun

chitterlings

plural of chitterling

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