giblet

gib·lets

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jib-lits]
- /ˈdʒɪb lɪts/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jib-lits]
- /ˈdʒɪb lɪts/

Definitions of giblet word

noun giblet (usually plural) the edible viscera of a bird. 1
adjective giblet made from giblets 0
noun giblet any of various edible parts of a fowl, as the heart, gizzard, or neck, that are usually cooked separately or are used in making gravy 0

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Origin of giblet

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; Middle English < Old French gibelet a stew of game; compare French gibelotte rabbit stew

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Synonyms for giblet

noun giblet

heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
marrow — a partner; fellow worker.
stomach — Anatomy, Zoology. a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food. such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts. any one of these sections.
tongue — Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
tripe — the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food. Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.

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