HASLET


Meaning of HASLET in English

noun

or hass·let ˈhaslə̇t, ˈhās-, -āzl-

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English hastlet, hastelet, from Middle French hastelet piece of meat roasted on a spit, diminutive of haste piece of meat roasted on a spit, from Old French, modification (influenced by Old French haste shaft of a spear, from Latin hasta spear) of a Germanic word represented by Old High German harsta frying pan; akin to Old English hierstan, hyrstan to fry, roast, Middle High German harst gridiron, Old English heorth hearth — more at hearth , yard

1. : the edible viscera (as the heart or liver) of a butchered animal (as a hog)

2. : a braised dish made of edible viscera

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