Meaning of Gizzard | Babel Free
ˈɡɪzədDefinitions
- A specialized organ constructed of thick muscular walls found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (including crocodilians and birds), earthworms, some gastropods, some fish, and some crustaceans, and used for grinding up food, often aided by particles of stone or grit.
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The (human) stomach. slang
Equivalents
Català
pedrer
Čeština
svalnatý žaludek
Deutsch
Kaumagen
Español
molleja
فارسی
سنگدان
Français
gésier
Gaeilge
eagaois
Gàidhlig
sgròban
Magyar
zúza
Íslenska
fóarn
Italiano
ventriglio
日本語
砂嚢
ქართული
ჩიჩახვი
ខ្មែរ
កោះ
한국어
모래주머니
Latina
ingluvies
Lietuvių
skilvys
Latviešu
guza
Nederlands
spiermaag
Português
moela
Română
pipotă
Kiswahili
firigisi
ไทย
กึ๋น
Tagalog
balun-balunan
Examples
“As fortune has it, kingbirds, like owls, lack a grinding gizzard and regurgitate hard fragments from their meals.”
“"Pushing a man's face into his own breakfast is beyond rules or reason, and deserves a punch in the gizzard."”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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