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Chitterlings vs Gizzard - What's the difference?

chitterlings | gizzard |

As nouns the difference between chitterlings and gizzard

is that chitterlings is small intestine, boiled and fried, usually of a pig sometimes prepared with hog maws or chitterlings can be while gizzard is a portion of the esophagus of either a bird or an annelid that contains ingested grit and is used to grind up ingested food before it is transferred to the stomach.

chitterlings

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(-)
  • Small intestine, boiled and fried, usually of a pig. Sometimes prepared with hog maws.

    • Synonyms

    * chitlins * chitlings

    See also

    * tripe

    Etymology 2

    (suffix)

    Noun

    (head)

    • gizzard

    English

    (wikipedia gizzard)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A portion of the esophagus of either a bird or an annelid that contains ingested grit and is used to grind up ingested food before it is transferred to the stomach.

    • Derived terms

    * gizzard shad * fret the gizzard * stick in one's gizzard