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entrails

[ en-treylz, -truhlz ]
/ ˈɛn treɪlz, -trəlz /
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plural noun

the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
the intestines.
the internal parts of anything: the entrails of a machine.

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RELATED WORDS

insides, bowels, viscera, guts, innards, vitals

Nearby words

  1. entourage,
  2. entozoan,
  3. entozoic,
  4. entozoon,
  5. entr'acte,
  6. entrain,
  7. entrammel,
  8. entrance,
  9. entrance pupil,
  10. entranceway

Origin of entrails

1250–1300; Middle English entrailles < Anglo-French, Middle French < Vulgar Latin *interālia (compare early Medieval Latin intrālia), alteration, by suffix change (see -al1), of Latin interānea guts, neuter plural of interāneus; see inter-, -an, -eous
SYNONYMS FOR entrails
viscera, intestines, insides, innards, guts.
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British Dictionary definitions for entrails

entrails

/ (ˈɛntreɪlz) /

pl n

the internal organs of a person or animal; intestines; guts
the innermost parts of anything

Word Origin for entrails

C13: from Old French entrailles, from Medieval Latin intrālia, changed from Latin interānea intestines, ultimately from inter between
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for entrails

entrails

n.

c.1300, from Old French entrailles (12c.), from Late Latin intralia "inward parts, intestines" (8c.), from Latin interanea, neuter plural of interaneus "internal, that which is within," from inter "between, among" (see inter-).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for entrails

entrails

[ ĕn′trālz′, -trəlz ]

pl.n.

The internal organs, especially the intestines; viscera.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.