ọwẹrẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.wɛ́.ɾɛ́/

Noun

ọ̀wẹ́rẹ́

1. small intestine

   Synonym: ọ̀wẹ́rẹ́-ìfun

Coordinate terms

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