offal
pronunciation
How to pronounce offal in British English:
UK [ˈɒfl]
How to pronounce offal in American English:
US [ˈɔfl]
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- Noun:
- viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans
Word Origin
- offal
- offal: [14] Etymologically, offal is simply material that has ‘fallen off’. English borrowed the word from Middle Dutch afval, a compound formed from af ‘off’ and vallen ‘fall’ which denoted both the ‘extremities of animals cut off by the butcher, such as feet, tail, etc’ and ‘shavings, peelings, or general refuse’. English originally took it over in the latter sense, but by the 15th century offal was being used for ‘animals’ entrails’.=> fall, off
- offal (n.)
- late 14c., "waste parts, refuse," from off + fall (v.); the notion being that which "falls off" the butcher's block; perhaps a translation of Middle Dutch afval.
Example
- 1. That thing is not to eat or not eat offal good .
- 2. More broadly , it also refers to oil refined from low-quality pork and animal offal as well as oil overused for fried food .
- 3. ' Watch out everyone -- there 's no offal in this one ! ' Joked robert sietsema , a food critic at the village voice , as a seafood dish was placed on the table .
- 4. Any talk of cutting out waste in italian cooking inevitably revolves around making better use of the lesser known parts of animals including offal , which was a peasant staple for centuries , notably in rome where prime cuts were reserved for the rich , leaving tripe as the city 's signature dish .
- 5. The legislative yuan recently passed the third reading of a legal amendment relating to us beef , clearly stipulating that import of us minced beef and offal will be prohibited .