entranha

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: en‧tra‧nha

Noun

entranha f (plural entranhas)

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

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Verb

entranha

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