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midgen

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪ.dʒɪn/

The English word “midgen” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

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”).

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