entranha

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈtɾɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [ẽˈtɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ], (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈtɾɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [ĩˈtɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈtɾɐ.ɲa/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈtɾɐ.ɲa/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐɲɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃ɲɐ
  • Hyphenation: en‧tra‧nha

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese entranna, from Latin interānea, from the plural of Latin interāneum (“gut, intestine”), substantive of interāneus (“internal, inward”). Compare Spanish entraña, Catalan entranya, and French entrailles.

Noun

entranha f (plural entranhas)

  1. (anatomy) bowel (an internal organ of the stomach)
    Synonym: víscera
  2. (usually in the plural) bowels (seat of emotions)
  3. (usually in the plural, by extension) essence, core
Derived terms

Verb

entranha

  1. inflection of entranhar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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