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midgen

UK/ˈmɪ.dʒɪn/

midgen noun: the fat surrounding the entrails of an animal; suet.

Noun

midgen (uncountable)

  1. (dialectal) The fat surrounding the entrails of an animal; suet.
  2. (obsolete) The diaphragm or midriff.

Forms of midgen

alternative formmidgin
alternative formmidger
alternative formmuggin
alternative formmudgin
alternative formmidgerum
alternative formmidgrom
alternative formmuggerum
alternative formmyggerne
alternative formmiddern

Origin of midgen

From Middle English myggerne, mygerne, from Old English miċġerne (“bellyfat, suet”), from Proto-West Germanic *midigarnī (“intestinal fat, visceral fat”), derived from Proto-Germanic *garnō (“intestines, guts”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- (“intestine, entrails”).

Words formed from midgen

  • midgen-fat

Questions about midgen

What does midgen mean?
Midgen means the fat surrounding the entrails of an animal; suet.
What part of speech is midgen?
Midgen is a noun.
How do you pronounce midgen?
Midgen is pronounced /ˈmɪ.dʒɪn/ (UK).

Words near midgen in the dictionary

  1. midge-net
  2. midge-nets
  3. Midgeholme
  4. midgeling
  5. midgelings
  6. midgen
  7. midgeproof
  8. midges
  9. midgestation
  10. midgestational
  11. midgestationally

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