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gizzard

/ˈɡɪzɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
giz-zard
IPA
/ˈɡɪzɚd/
27
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A specialized organ constructed of thick muscular walls found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (including crocodilians and birds), earthworms, some gastropods, some fish, and some crustaceans, and used for grinding up food, often aided by particles of stone or grit.

noun

The (human) stomach.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English gyser, geser, from Old French gesier, giser et al. (French gésier), from Latin gigēria.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: gyser, gesier, gigēria

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡɪzɚd/
  • British English: /ˈɡɪzəd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

gizzards (plural)

Derived Forms

gizdodo gizzardless

Phrases

dotted gizzard shad fret the gizzard gizzard shad gizzard stone stick in one's gizzard

Frequently Paired Words

crop

Synonyms

ventriculus gastric mill

Rhymes With

wizard lizard blizzard izzard izard grizzard blizard vizard visard slizzard

Questions

How do you pronounce gizzard?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɪzɚd/.
What does gizzard mean?
A specialized organ constructed of thick muscular walls found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (including crocodilians and birds), earthworms, some gastropods, some fish, and some crustaceans, and used for grinding up food, often aided by particles of stone or grit.
Where does gizzard come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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