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chitlin

chitlin noun: chitlins; chitterlings.

Noun

chitlin

  1. (African-American Vernacular) chitlins; chitterlings
    • BALTIMORE, Feb. 18 — Urban theater — or what has been called over the years inspirational theater, black Broadway, gospel theater and the chitlin circuit — has been thriving for decades, selling out some of the biggest theaters across the country and grossing millions of dollars a year.2007 February 21, Campbell Robertson, “The World of Black Theater Becomes Ever Bigger”, in New York Times

Questions about chitlin

What does chitlin mean?
Chitlin means chitlins; chitterlings.
What part of speech is chitlin?
Chitlin is a noun.

Words near chitlin in the dictionary

  1. chitinous
  2. chitinozoa
  3. chitinozoan
  4. chitinozoans
  5. chitins
  6. chitlin
  7. Chitlin' Circuit
  8. chitling
  9. chitlings
  10. chitlins
  11. chitmahal

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