chawdron

noun

chaw·​dron

ˈchȯdrən

plural -s

archaic

: the entrails of an animal used as a food

Word History

Etymology

Middle English chaudoun, chaudern, from Middle French chaudun tripe, from Medieval Latin calduna intestine, probably from Latin calidus warm

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