chitterlings

UK: /ˈtʃɪtəlɪŋz/ US: /ˈtʃɪtlɪnz, -lɪŋz/ ,(chit′linz, -lingz)

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chit•ter•lings or chit•lings or chit•lins /ˈtʃɪtlɪnz, -lɪŋz/   n. 

1. Food the small intestine of swine, esp. prepared as food: [countable; used with a singular or plural verb]
   The chitlings were thrown into the pot.
   [uncountable* used with a singular verb]
   Chitlings cooked southern style is their favorite dish.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

chit•ter•lings  (chit′linz, -lingz), n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.)

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

Also, chitlings, chitlins. 

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

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chitterlings / ˈtʃɪtəlɪŋz/, chitlins / ˈtʃɪtlɪnz/, chitlings / ˈtʃɪtlɪŋz/ noun:plural

1. (sometimes singular) the intestines of a pig or other animal prepared as a dish
   Also called: chitlin

Etymology: 13th Century: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Middle High German kutel