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giblet

giblet

9 8.2
Internal parts of a bird that people eat, like the heart, liver and gizzard, for cooking
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɪblɪt/
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  • To prepare the turkey for roasting in the oven, first remove the giblets and neck.
  • giblet gravy
  • turkey giblets
  • giblet stuffing

Examples

  • - It's like a turkey giblet in there.

    A Madea Christmas (2013)

  • They, with the giblets, had gone to the pot.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • I wish I could find the giblets because they are delicious, but they don't sell those.

    Blog text (12)

  • Thick giblet gravy on potatoes whipped with heavy cream.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • He drops the turkey giblets into the trash.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Remove the neck and giblets (heart, gizzard, liver).

    Blog text (28)

  • Chicken giblets, Mister Ambassador.

    The Man Who Wasn't There (1983)

  • Prepare your own turkey broth by boiling the giblets (that package of organs inside the bird) in four cups of water for 15 minutes.

    Blog text (25)

  • We used the duck drippings and giblets for gravy for our stuffing, and it was the most amazing gravy, such a great taste!

    Blog text (5)

  • Before roasting the chicken, be sure to remove the giblets from the cavity.

Synonyms

giblets
vsgiblet
7.9

People eat the inside parts of a bird, like heart and liver, in cooking

is the same meaning but in singular form referring to one organ

Surface Forms

giblet singular
giblets plural

Etymology

Giblet probably comes from an old French name with the small ending -let meaning 'little' or 'small', so a giblet is one of the small edible parts inside a bird like the heart, liver and gizzard.