noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈheɪzlɪt/
/ˈheɪslɪt/
/ˈhæzlɪt/
/ˈhæslɪt/
rhymes with -eɪslɪt
1
noun
Meaning 1
The internal organs of an animal, especially the heart and liver of a pig.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: offal
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A meatloaf made of these organs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
heart and liver and other edible viscera especially of hogs; usually chopped and formed into a loaf and braised
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: loaf, variety meat, organs
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English hastelet, from Anglo-Norman hastilet (“roast meat”), diminutive of haste (“spear, spit, roast meat”), from Latin hasta (“spear”).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
дреболии
(drebolii)
— internal organs of an animal
Bulgarian:
карантия
(karantija)
— internal organs of an animal