ENTRAILS


Meaning of ENTRAILS in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' en- ˌ tr ā lz, -tr ə lz

Function: noun plural

Etymology: Middle English entrailles, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin intralia, alteration of Latin interanea, plural of interaneum intestine, from neuter of interaneus interior

Date: 14th century

1 : BOWELS , VISCERA broadly : internal parts

2 : the inner workings of something <the entrails of the movie industry>

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