noun
giblets
JIB-luts/ˈdʒɪbləts/
The edible organs and other small parts of poultry.
The chicken’s giblets are set aside in a small dish.
Etymology
The older cooking word meant “game stew”; in English, giblets came to name the edible parts removed when preparing a bird for roasting. The cooking word’s deeper origin is uncertain.
In context
one batch of giblets we treated them all the same the neck the heart the gizzard and the liver all were cooked together
More examples
- The packet contained the chicken’s giblets.
- He checked the cavity for giblets before cooking.
- The recipe called for chopped giblets.
Forms
giblets
Similar words
- offal
- Offal is edible internal animal parts generally; giblets specifically concern poultry.
- gizzard
- A gizzard is one organ commonly included among giblets.