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offal.

The internal organs of an animal (entrails or innards), used as food.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɒfəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɔfəl/Australia, British, Scotland, Southern, Standard/ˈɔfəl//ˈɑfəl/cot-caught-merger
  1. The internal organs of an animal (entrails or innards), used as food.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A by-product of the grain milling process, which may include bran, husks, etc.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A dead body; carrion.

    countable · uncountable
  4. That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit for use; refuse; rubbish.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English offal, offall, offalle (“offal, refuse, scrap waste”), equivalent to off- + fall. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Oufal (“offal”), West Frisian ôffal (“offal”), Dutch afval (“waste, refuse”), German Low German Offall (“offal”), German Abfall (“waste, refuse”), Danish affald (“waste, refuse”), Swedish avfall (“waste, refuse”), Old English offeallan (“to cut off”).

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