gizzard
Syllabification: (giz·zard)
Pronunciation: /ˈgizərd/
Definition of gizzard
noun
- a muscular, thick-walled part of a bird’s stomach for grinding food, typically with grit. Also called ventriculus.
Origin:
late Middle English giser: from Old French, based on Latin gigeria 'cooked entrails of fowl'. The final -d was added in the 16th century