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entrails

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɛn.tɹeɪlz/
  • /ˈɛn.tɹəlz/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of entrail

The internal organs of an animal, especially the intestines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bowels, inmeat, innards, intestines, offal, viscera

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of entrail

The seat of the emotions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • `viscera' is the plural form of `viscus'

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: viscera, innards

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: internal organ, viscus

History

Etymology

From Middle English entraille, entrailles, from Old French entrailles, from Vulgar Latin intrālia, from Latin interānea, from interāneus, from inter. Compare Spanish entraña.

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: ingewande — internal organs
  • Arabic: فَرَث (faraṯ) — internal organs
  • Armenian: փորոտիք (pʻorotikʻ) — internal organs
  • Basque: errai — internal organs
  • Bulgarian: въ́трешности (vǎ́trešnosti) — internal organs
  • Czech: vnitřnosti — internal organs
  • Danish: indvolde — internal organs
  • Dutch: ingewanden — internal organs
  • Egyptian: m-X:t*w-F51:Z2ss (mẖtw) — internal organs
  • Even: эмдэ (əmdə) — internal organs
  • Finnish: sisälmykset — internal organs
  • Finnish: sisäelimet — internal organs
  • French: entrailles — internal organs
  • Galician: entrañas — internal organs
  • German: Eingeweide — internal organs
  • Greek: σπλάγχνα (splánchna) — internal organs
  • Greek: σωθικά (sothiká) — internal organs
  • Ancient Greek: σπλάγχνα (splánkhna) — internal organs
  • Ancient Greek: ἔγκατα (énkata) — internal organs
  • Mbya Guarani: py'a — internal organs
  • Hindi: ओझ (ojh) — internal organs
  • Irish: abach — internal organs
  • Italian: interiora — internal organs
  • Italian: frattaglie — internal organs
  • Italian: rigaglie — internal organs
  • Italian: entraglie — internal organs
  • Macedonian: утроба (utroba) — internal organs
  • Māori: whēkau — internal organs
  • Mongolian: хэвлий (xevlii) — internal organs
  • Norwegian: innvoller — internal organs
  • Nuosu: ꃶ (vu) — internal organs
  • Persian: امعا و احشا (am'â-o-ahšâ) — internal organs
  • Persian: دل و روده (del-o-rude) — internal organs
  • Polish: bebechy — internal organs
  • Polish: wątpia — internal organs
  • Polish: wnętrzności — internal organs
  • Portuguese: entranhas — internal organs
  • Romanian: mațe — internal organs
  • Russian: вну́тренности (vnútrennosti) — internal organs
  • Sikkimese: རྒྱུ་མག (rgyu mag) — internal organs
  • Slovak: útroba — internal organs
  • Spanish: entrañas — internal organs
  • Spanish: mondongo — internal organs
  • Swedish: inälvor — internal organs
  • Ukrainian: вну́трощі (vnútrošči) — internal organs