gizzard
noun
a thick-walled, muscular pouch in the lower stomach of many birds and reptiles that grinds food, often with the aid of ingested stones or grit.
gizzards
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pluralof gizzard.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Moses also took after his mother and his aunt with his love of cooking, she said; his specialty was fried chicken gizzards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2025
Many species of birds purposefully consume small stones and grit, which collect in their gizzards – the second part of their stomachs – and help the birds digest their food by pulverizing it.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 22, 2023
He hired caterers to cook beef, pork, gizzards and Argentina’s famed “choripan” sandwiches, made with chorizo.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
Look for sautéed chicken gizzards with pickled beans and Chengdu pig’s feet soup.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2019
Aunty Uju cooked peppered gizzards, powdered her face, and stood by the living room window, waiting to see his car pull in.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
