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Chitterlings — ( /ˈtʃɪt … Wikipedia
Chitterlings — in Brühe Chitterlings (nach der Aussprache auch chitlins geschrieben, seltener euphemistisch Kentucky Oysters (dt.: Austern Kentucky Art)) ist ein Gericht des Soul food. Der gekochte Schweinebauch und darm gilt als prägendes Gericht für Soul food … Deutsch Wikipedia
chitterlings — early 13c., cheterlingis entrails, souse, origins obscure, but probably from an unrecorded O.E. word having something to do with entrails (related to O.E. cwið womb; Cf. Ger. Kutteln guts, bowels, tripe, chitterlings ). Variants chitlins (1845)… … Etymology dictionary
chitterlings — [chit′linz; ] occas. [ chit′ər liŋz΄] pl.n. [ME chiterling, entrails, souse; akin to MLowG kūt, soft parts of the body, Ger kutteln, chitterlings < IE base * geu , to bend > COD2] the small intestines of pigs, used for food, usually fried… … English World dictionary
chitterlings — or chitlins noun plural Etymology: Middle English chiterling Date: 13th century the intestines of hogs especially when prepared as food … New Collegiate Dictionary
chitterlings — /chit linz, lingz/, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) the small intestine of swine, esp. when prepared as food. Also, chitlings, chitlins. [1250 1300; ME cheterling; akin to G Kutteln in same sense] * * * … Universalium
chitterlings — noun small pig intestine, boiled and fried. Sometimes prepared with hog maws. Syn: chitlins, chitlings … Wiktionary
chitterlings — chit|ter|lings [ˈtʃıtəlıŋz US ər ] n also chit|lings [ˈtʃıtlıŋz]chit|lins [ lınz] [plural] the ↑intestine of a pig eaten as food, especially in the southern US … Dictionary of contemporary English
chitterlings — chit|ter|lings [ tʃıtərlıŋz ] or chit|lins [ tʃıtlınz ] noun plural a pig s INTESTINES (=tubes that carry food from the stomach out of the body), eaten as food … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chitterlings — is the formal name of the dish made from pig’s intestines, but it is often more informally spelled chitlins … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
