offal; giblets; internal organs (as food)
Abbreviation of 臓物 (ぞうもつ). Refers to animal entrails and internal organs used as food, such as liver, heart, and tripe. Common in cooking contexts.
See also: 臓物
Let's have offal hot pot tonight.
I ordered skewers of giblets at the yakitori shop.
Katakana spelling is common in menus and food contexts.
Abbreviation of 臓物 (ぞうもつ, 'entrails'). The exact origin of the shortening is uncertain, but it is widely used in modern Japanese for edible offal.