chitterlings

or chit·lings

[ chit-linz, -lingz ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

1. the small intestine of swine, especially when prepared as food.

chitterlings

/ ˈtʃɪtlɪŋz; ˈtʃɪtəlɪŋz; ˈtʃɪtlɪnz /

plural noun

1. sometimes singular the intestines of a pig or other animal prepared as a dish

Word History and Origins

Origin of chitterlings¹

1250–1300; Middle English cheterling; akin to German Kutteln in same sense

Word History and Origins

Origin of chitterlings¹

C13: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Middle High German kutel

Example Sentences

The collages mix color and monochrome elements and playfully ignore real-world proportion and perspective; they highlight signs and book covers, from “fresh! hog jaws & chitterlings” to an edition of the Bible.

From Washington Post

Sampling, however, is also born of the Black vernacular tradition that gave us chitterlings, jazz and, yes, hip-hop.

From New York Times

Unfortunately, she added, "there's no plant-based substitute for chitterlings."

From Salon

The freezers are stocked with flash-frozen vegetables, crawfish tails, chitterlings and rabbit — even though he doesn’t eat them.

From Seattle Times

Pig feet, pig ears, chitterlings, hog maws — sorry, but those just aren’t the delicacies some try to make them out to be.

From Washington Post