chitlins
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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At Fair Deal Market, Mr. Mock stocked pork ribs, tails and ears, as well as oxtails, chitlins, ham hocks, neck bones and, around Christmas, hog heads.
From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2022
These intestines were not as elastic as chitlins I’ve had in the South.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2020
They can see how black eyed peas and greens can represent financial fortune and good luck but were perplexed by the chitlins.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2020
With subjects ranging from tacos to chop suey, chitlins to turtle soup, the American songbook alone draws from a range of cultural traditions as varied as the nation’s diverse population.
From Slate • Jun. 23, 2015
At the same time, for all his reading, he didn’t even know what chitlins is.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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