giblets
[ jib-lits ]
/ ˈdʒɪb lɪts /
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plural noun
the heart, liver, gizzard, and the like, of a fowl, often cooked separately.
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Origin of giblets
1275–1325; Middle English <Old French gibelet a stew of game; compare French gibelotte rabbit stew
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giblets
/ (ˈdʒɪblɪts) /
pl n
(sometimes singular) the gizzard, liver, heart, and neck of a fowl
Word Origin for giblets
C14: from Old French gibelet stew of game birds, probably from gibier game, of Germanic origin
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