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viscere

entrails

noun VEE-sheh-reh Rare
Body & Health Body Parts

Origin: From Latin viscera, plural of viscus (internal organ).

Also means

bowels

Usage Note

Viscere is grammatically complex: used as a feminine plural (le viscere) when meaning the physical guts, but also encountered as a neuter plural in learned or literary contexts. Figuratively, le viscere della terra means 'the bowels of the earth'. Learners should note the stress falls on the first syllable.

Examples

"Le viscere dell'animale erano ancora calde."

Natural Translation

The animal's entrails were still warm.

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