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chitterlings

/ˈt͡ʃɪt.ɚ.lɪŋz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
chit-ter-lings
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃɪt.ɚ.lɪŋz/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Small intestine, cleaned and defatted, usually of a pig. Sometimes prepared with hog maws.

noun

plural of chitterling

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English cheterlingis, chitterling, chitterlynge, chytyrlynge, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kūtiz, *kut-, from Proto-Indo-European *gud-, *gewd- (“intestine, gut”), from *gʷu-, *gū- (“to bend, curve, bow, camber, vault, distend”). Compare Middle Low German kǖtel (“entrails, tripe”), German Kutteln (“tripe”) and Scots kyte (“belly, stomach”). Compare also Icelandic kviður (“stomach”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cheterlingis, *kūtiz, *gud-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈt͡ʃɪt.ɚ.lɪŋz/

Frequently Paired Words

tripe

Synonyms

chitlins chitlings

Questions

How do you pronounce chitterlings?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɪt.ɚ.lɪŋz/.
What does chitterlings mean?
Small intestine, cleaned and defatted, usually of a pig. Sometimes prepared with hog maws.
Where does chitterlings come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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