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Galician
Etymology
Attested since circa 1370. From Latin interānea, from the plural of Latin interāneum (“gut, intestine”), substantive of interāneus (“internal, inward”). Compare Portuguese entranha, Spanish entraña, Catalan entranya, and French entrailles.
Pronunciation
Noun
entraña f (plural entrañas)
- (anatomy) bowel
- Synonym: víscera
- (usually in the plural) bowels (seat of emotions)
- (usually in the plural, by extension) gut, essence, core
- Synonym: cerne
Derived terms
Verb
entraña
- inflection of entrañar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “entraña”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “entraña”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “entraña”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “entraña”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /enˈtɾaɲa/
- Rhymes: -aɲa
- Syllabification: en‧tra‧ña
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin interānea, from the plural of interāneum (“gut, intestine”), substantive of interāneus (“internal, inward”). Compare Portuguese entranha, Catalan entranya, French entrailles and English entrails.
Noun
entraña f (plural entrañas)
- bowel
- (usually in the plural, educated) bowels (seat of emotions)
- (usually in the plural) gut, essence, core
Etymology 2
Verb
entraña
- inflection of entrañar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
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