"chitterling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chitterlings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English chiterling, of uncertain origin. Compare Middle Low German kǖtel (“entrails, tripe”), German Kuttel (“tripe”), West Flemish kiet, kijte (“milt, fish roe”), Scots kyte (“belly, stomach”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|chiterling}} Middle English chiterling, {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{cog|gml|kǖtel|t=entrails, tripe}} Middle Low German kǖtel (“entrails, tripe”), {{cog|de|Kuttel|t=tripe}} German Kuttel (“tripe”), {{cog|vls|kiet}} West Flemish kiet, {{cog|sco|kyte|t=belly, stomach}} Scots kyte (“belly, stomach”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} chitterling (plural chitterlings)
  1. (obsolete) The frill to the breast of a shirt. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-chitterling-en-noun-TRE3GH0b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15
  2. A single piece of chitterlings (intestine used as food).
    Sense id: en-chitterling-en-noun-IGjsAOvO

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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