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organs

organs

1 3.0
Parts inside an animal that people eat, like liver or heart
  • noun
  • /ˈɔrɡənz/
: vísceras
  • Many chefs enjoy cooking with organs like heart and liver for their rich flavors.

And then I'll dredge the thin sliced organ meat in the egg.

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Examples

  • And then I'll dredge the thin sliced organ meat in the egg.

  • These are things like sardines, anchovies, organ meats, etcetera.

  • I mean, I can't taste the organs, can you?

  • So they're saying that a typical raw meat recipe for these will be meat, organs, bones.

  • Wild caught fish, especially salmon, grass fed beef and bison and organ meats, these build the blood.

  • The most nutrient dense planet of foods on this planet are organ meats like liver.

  • Liver and kidneys are considered nutritious organs in many traditional dishes.

  • In some cultures, organs such as gizzards and tripe are delicacies served at special occasions.

Synonyms

meat
vsorgans
∞ 1.0

The flesh of animals that people eat

means edible internal parts rather than muscle flesh
offal
vsorgans
5 9.0

The inside parts of an animal killed for meat that are often eaten or thrown away

refers to the same edible parts but without the negative connotation
variety meat
vsorgans
  • US
1 7.5

Parts from inside an animal that people eat, like liver or heart

is the neutral general term for those edible internal parts
insides
vsorgans
1 3.7

The organs inside the body, especially in the belly

is specifically about edible parts of butchered animals used as food
innards
vsorgans
  • Informal
6.6

The parts inside a person, animal, or machine

focuses only on edible animal parts, not people or machines

Surface Forms

organ singular
organs plural

Morphology

organs = organ (transparent) = organ + s

Simple plural formation from 'organ'; the meaning 'internal body parts' is directly inferred from the singular base.

Etymology

Organs comes from an old Greek word organon meaning 'tool' or 'instrument'. Think of a musical organ — body organs are like the body's 'instruments' that do important jobs, so when people eat the liver, heart or kidneys we still call those internal parts 'organs'.