Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chitterling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chit-ter-ling
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The frill to the breast of a shirt.

Obsolete

noun

A single piece of chitterlings (intestine used as food).

Example Sentences

"And some wear lattice caps with three horns, three corners I should say, like the forked caps of popish priests, with their periwinkles, chitterlings, and the like apish toys of infinite variety"

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”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: chiterling

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

chitterlings (plural)

Questions

What does chitterling mean?: The frill to the breast of a shirt.
Where does chitterling come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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