Entraña (en. Entails)

/enˈtraɲa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

A muscular organ that serves for digestion in animals.

The chef prepared a stew of beef entrails.

El cocinero preparó un guiso de entrañas de res.

Interior or deeper part of something.

The entrails of the building contain a system of tunnels.

Las entrañas del edificio contienen un sistema de túneles.

Hidden or essential element of a situation.

We need to understand the entrails of the conflict between both parties.

Hay que entender las entrañas del conflicto entre ambas partes.

From Latin 'intrānia', which means 'interior'

to enter into the entrails

To penetrate deeply into something, whether physical or metaphorical.

entrar en las entrañas

to entail a risk

To indicate that something implies a significant danger or risk.

entrañar un riesgo

entrails of the earth

Reference to the soil or substrate that is fundamental to life.

entraña de la tierra

viscera

Internal organ found in the body of many animals.

víscera

belly

Abdominal cavity in animals.

tripa

interior

The inner part of something.

interior

It is used to refer to what is private or intimate about a person.

Don't tell that, it's a matter of my entrails.

No cuentes eso, es un asunto de mis entrañas.

In some contexts, it refers to emotions or feelings in a raw manner.

He spoke to me from his entrails, it was very emotional.

Me habló desde las entrañas, fue muy emotivo.