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giblets

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈd͡ʒɪbləts/
  • /ˈɡɪbləts/
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  • rhymes with -ɪbləts

1

noun

Meaning 1

The internal organs of poultry birds, used as food.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

edible viscera of a fowl

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: giblet

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: variety meat, organs

History

Etymology

From Middle English giblets, from Old French gibelet (“game bird stew”), probably from gibier (“birds hunted for sport”).

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: пилешки дреболии (pileški drebolii) — the organs of poultry
  • Chinese Mandarin: 什件 (shíjiǎn, shíjiàn) — the organs of poultry
  • Czech: droby — the organs of poultry
  • French: abats — the organs of poultry
  • Georgian: კუჭმაჭი (ḳuč̣mač̣i) — the organs of poultry
  • German: Hühnerklein — the organs of poultry
  • German: Eingeweide — the organs of poultry
  • Hungarian: aprólék — the organs of poultry
  • Hungarian: csirkeaprólék — the organs of poultry
  • Hungarian: szárnyasaprólék — the organs of poultry
  • Italian: frattaglie — the organs of poultry
  • Italian: rigaglie — the organs of poultry
  • Latin: gigēria — the organs of poultry
  • Latin: gizeria — the organs of poultry
  • Norman: tchèrfaille — the organs of poultry
  • Norman: tchèrfais — the organs of poultry
  • Polish: podroby — the organs of poultry
  • Portuguese: miúdos — the organs of poultry
  • Russian: потроха́ (potroxá) — the organs of poultry
  • Slovak: vnútornosti — the organs of poultry
  • Slovak: drobky — the organs of poultry
  • Spanish: menudillos — the organs of poultry
  • Spanish: menudos — the organs of poultry
  • Spanish: menudencias — the organs of poultry