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giblets

American  
[jib-lits] / ˈdʒɪb lɪts /

plural noun

  1. the heart, liver, gizzard, and the like, of a fowl, often cooked separately.


giblets British  
/ ˈdʒɪblɪts /

plural noun

  1. (sometimes singular) the gizzard, liver, heart, and neck of a fowl

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of giblets

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

Example Sentences

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Mendonca said Marfrig expects a market opportunities in China for other beef-related products such as giblets and meat with bones, adding trade talks with Indonesia are also taking place.

From Reuters • Mar. 1, 2023

In fact, in the case of supermarket turkeys, the necks are often removed or relegated to a slimy plastic bag of giblets that gets jammed into the cavity.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2022

Into the cavity went a whole onion, an apple and orange, and stuffing made from Pepperidge Farm breading mixed with celery, onion, assorted giblets, poultry seasoning and broth.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2022

She had used blood, liver, bones and gizzard because they were affordable, then giblets got too expensive, and she replaced them with fried eggs.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2022

I gave him the liver and giblets from the turkey.”

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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