chitterlings

1 9.9

Small pig intestines that people clean and cook to eat

noun
/ˈʧɪtərlɪŋz/

: tripas

I love to eat chitterlings during the holidays.

Examples

He cleaned the chitterlings thoroughly before boiling them.
My grandmother makes delicious chitterlings every Christmas.
Some people serve chitterlings with vinegar and hot sauce.
Have you ever tried chitterlings?
He decided to try chitterlings for the first time at the family reunion.
In Southern cuisine, chitterlings are often seasoned and served with hot sauce.
Many people enjoy eating chitterlings during holiday celebrations as a traditional dish.

Synonyms

pork

vschitterlings

334 1.0

The meat from a pig that people eat

is a specific edible organ rather than general pig meat

chitlins

vschitterlings

6 9.6

Cooked pig intestines eaten as food, often in the American South

is the general term for prepared small intestines without regional tag

chitlin

vschitterlings

1 9.1

A food made from small pig intestines that are cleaned and cooked, often in Southern US cooking

is the broad name for the same food without the regional focus

chitlings

vschitterlings

1 9.9

Small pig intestines that are cleaned and cooked as food

is the neutral name for prepared intestines used beyond one region

Surface Forms

chitterlings singular

chitterlings plural

Etymology

The word chitterlings names the small intestines of a pig that are cooked as food. A helpful way to remember it is the ending -ling, which means 'small' like in duckling, so chitterlings are the little intestines.