vientre

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish vientre, from Latin venter, ventrem (“stomach, belly”), from Proto-Indo-European *wend-tri-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbjentɾe/ [ˈbjẽn̪.t̪ɾe]
Audio (Colombia) (file)
Rhymes: -entɾe
Syllabification: vien‧tre

Noun

vientre m (plural vientres)

abdomen
belly
Synonyms: barriga, guata

mover el vientre ― to defecate
womb
Synonyms: útero, matriz

vaca de vientre ― breeding cow

Derived terms

vientre de alquiler

Further reading

“vientre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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