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chitterlings¹

  • /ˈt͡ʃɪt.ɚ.lɪŋz/ US
  • [ˈt͡ʃɪɾɚlɪŋz] US
  • /ˈt͡ʃɪt.lɪnz/ US
  • [ˈtʃɪt.lɪnz]
  • [tʃɪːlɪnz]

Where it comes from

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”).

noun

  1. plural, plural only Small intestine, cleaned and defatted, usually of a pig. Sometimes prepared with hog maws. How fare I? troth for ſixpence a meale, wench, as well as heart can wiſh, with Calves chaldrons and chitterlings […]

    Similar: chitlins, chitlings

chitterlings²

  • /ˈt͡ʃɪt.ɚ.lɪŋz/ US
  • [ˈt͡ʃɪɾɚlɪŋz] US
  • /ˈt͡ʃɪt.lɪnz/ US
  • [ˈtʃɪt.lɪnz]
  • [tʃɪːlɪnz]

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun

  1. plural plural of chitterling

Translations

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noun small pig intestine, boiled and fried

Españolgallinejas, chunchules, chunchullo, chinchulín, chinchurria, chunchurria
Françaistripes de porc
DeutschInnereien
Italianofrattaglie

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@misc{chitterlings_2026,
  title = {chitterlings},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chitterlings},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}