gizzard

Meaning

1. A specialized organ constructed of thick muscular walls found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (including crocodilians and birds), earthworms, some gastropods, some fish, and some crustaceans, and used for grinding up food, often aided by particles of stone or grit.
2. (slang) The (human) stomach.

Synonyms

ventriculus

gastric mill

craw

crop

testes

stomach

chicken

🐔

stonecutter

thigh

crop of a bird

sound bow

bubble

pit worker

bulb

💡

buttocks

chimney

crown

👑

dome

guts

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɪzəd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: gyser

In summary

From Middle English gyser, geser, from Old French gesier, giser et al. (French gésier), from Latin gigēria.