Main Entry:

giz·zard

Pronunciation:

\ˈgi-zərd\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

alteration of Middle English giser gizzard, liver, from Anglo-French gesir, giser, from Latin gigeria (plural) giblets

Date:

1565

1 a: the muscular enlargement of the alimentary canal of birds that has usually thick muscular walls and a tough horny lining for grinding the food and when the crop is present follows it and the proventriculus b: a thickened part of the alimentary canal in some animals (as an insect or an earthworm) that is similar in function to the crop of a bird2: innards