giblets

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/ˈd͡ʒɪbləts//ˈɡɪbləts/

noun

The internal organs of poultry birds, used as food.

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Meanings

noungiblets pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThe internal organs of poultry birds, used as food.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounedible viscera of a fowl

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Origin

  1. Old Frenchgibelet“game bird stew”
  2. Middle Englishgiblets
  3. Englishgiblets

From Middle English giblets, from Old French gibelet (“game bird stew”), probably from gibier (“birds hunted for sport”).

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Translations

Bulgarian пилешки дреболии
  • пилешки дреболии (pileški drebolii)the organs of poultry
Chinese Mandarin 什件
  • 什件 (shíjiǎn, shíjiàn)the organs of poultry
Czech droby
  • drobythe organs of poultry
French abats
  • abatsthe organs of poultry
German Hühnerklein, Eingeweide
  • Hühnerkleinthe organs of poultry
  • Eingeweidethe organs of poultry
Hungarian aprólék, csirkeaprólék
  • aprólékthe organs of poultry
  • csirkeaprólékthe organs of poultry
  • szárnyasaprólékthe organs of poultry
Italian frattaglie, rigaglie
  • frattagliethe organs of poultry
  • rigagliethe organs of poultry
Latin gigēria, gizeria
  • gigēriathe organs of poultry
  • gizeriathe organs of poultry
Polish podroby
  • podrobythe organs of poultry
Portuguese miúdos
  • miúdosthe organs of poultry
Russian потроха́
  • потроха́ (potroxá)the organs of poultry
Slovak vnútornosti, drobky
  • vnútornostithe organs of poultry
  • drobkythe organs of poultry
Spanish menudillos, menudos
  • menudillosthe organs of poultry
  • menudosthe organs of poultry
  • menudenciasthe organs of poultry
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Chicago

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