ọwẹrẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

From ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ wẹ́rẹ́ (“to be small, skinny”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.wɛ́.ɾɛ́/

Noun

ọ̀wẹ́rẹ́

small intestine
Synonym: ọ̀wẹ́rẹ́-ìfun

Coordinate terms

àpòlúkù-ìfun (“large intestine”)
ìfun (“intestines”)

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