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chitterlings

or chit·lings

[ chit-linz, -lingz ]

/ ˈtʃɪt lɪnz, -lɪŋz /

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noun (used with a singular or plural verb)

the small intestine of swine, especially when prepared as food.

Also chit·lins

[chit-linz] /ˈtʃɪt lɪnz/.

Origin of chitterlings

1250–1300; Middle English cheterling; akin to German Kutteln in same sense

Words nearby chitterlings

chiton, chitosan, chittagong, chittamwood, chitter, chitterlings, chiungchou, chiusi, chiv, chivalric, chivalrous

Example sentences from the Web for chitterlings

When the chitterlings are quite tender all through, take them up and drain them.

Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches |Eliza Leslie
It was that of the compartment reserved for the chitterlings, sausages, and black-puddings.

The Fat and the Thin |Emile Zola
The liver, roe, and chitterlings should be placed so that the carver may observe them, and invite the guests to partake of them.

The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual |William Kitchiner
And here, again, is a butcher's boy washing a mess of chitterlings as if it were an old loin-cloth.

The Little Clay Cart |(Attributed To) King Shudraka

Or may it have been "Cat and Chitterlings," in allusion to the source from which fiddlestrings were said to be derived?

Our Cats and All About Them |Harrison Weir

British Dictionary definitions for chitterlings

chitterlings

chitlins (ˈtʃɪtlɪnz) or chitlings (ˈtʃɪtlɪŋz)

/ (ˈtʃɪtəlɪŋz) /

pl n

(sometimes singular) the intestines of a pig or other animal prepared as a dish

Word Origin for chitterlings

C13: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Middle High German kutel