offal

Signification (Anglais)

1. The internal organs of an animal, used as food.
2. A by-product of the grain milling process, which may include bran, husks, etc.
3. A dead body; carrion.
4. That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit for use; refuse; rubbish.

Concepts

abats

détritus

charogne

déchets

abat

cadavre

corps

cervelle

coeur

foie

langue

mou

rognon

tripes

ordures

recettes d’abats

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɒfl̩/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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”).