chitterlings
or chit·lings
the small intestine of swine, especially when prepared as food.
Origin of chitterlings
1- Also chit·lins [chit-linz] /ˈtʃɪt lɪnz/ .
Words Nearby chitterlings
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How to use chitterlings in a sentence
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 WeirWe do not think it necessary to indicate here how to make black puddings, chitterlings, Bologna, and other sausages.
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 ShudrakaWhen the chitterlings are quite tender all through, take them up and drain them.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches | Eliza LeslieYou have for the most part given us chitterlings, but of these we ourselves have no lack.
The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. II. (of V.) | Margaret, Queen Of Navarre
British Dictionary definitions for chitterlings
chitlins (ˈtʃɪtlɪnz) or chitlings (ˈtʃɪtlɪŋz)
/ (ˈtʃɪtəlɪŋz) /
(sometimes singular) the intestines of a pig or other animal prepared as a dish
Origin of chitterlings
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