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chitterlings definition

chit·ter·lings (c̸hit′linz; occas. c̸hit′ər liŋz′)

plural noun

the small intestines of pigs, used for food, usually fried in deep fat

Etymology: ME chiterling, entrails, souse; akin to MLowG kūt, soft parts of the body, Ger kutteln, chitterlings < IE base *geu-, to bend > cod

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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