chitlins
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Known simply as Esther’s, the music venue sold fried chicken, pork chops, rice and gravy, as well as chitlins — the dish that Ms. Mabry said kept her in business.
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
“This is not for me,” he said, pointing to the five-pound block of frozen chitlins.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2020
What is as rare as chitlins at the Trumps’ Thanksgiving dinner?
From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2018
We can have both the chitlins and the hams.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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