GIZZARD


Meaning of GIZZARD in English

/ ˈgɪzəd; NAmE -zərd/ noun

the part of a bird's stomach in which food is broken up into smaller pieces before being digested

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English giser : from Old French , based on Latin gigeria cooked entrails of fowl. The final -d was added in the 16th cent.

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