Quantcast
 
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Nearby Words

chitterlings

 - 3 dictionary results

chit⋅ter⋅lings

  [chit-linz, -lingz]
–noun (used with a singular or plural verb)
the small intestine of swine, esp. when prepared as food.
Use chitterlings in a Sentence
Also, chitlings, chitlins.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME cheterling; akin to G Kutteln in same sense
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.
Cite This Source Link To chitterlings
chit·ter·lings also chit·lins or chit·lings   (chĭt'lĭnz)   
pl.n.  The small intestines of pigs, especially when cooked and eaten as food.

[From Middle English chiterling, probably diminutive of Old English *cieter, intestines.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

chitterlings 
1221, cheterlingis "entrails, souse," origins obscure, but probably from O.E. and having something to do with entrails (related to O.E. cwið "womb;" cf. Ger. Kutteln "guts, bowels, tripe, chitterlings"). Variants chitlins (1845) and chitlings (1880) both also had a sense of "shreds, tatters."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see chitterlings on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way