ventriglio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan ventrelh,[1] or from Old French ventreil, in either case from Latin ventriculus (“belly”). Compare the doublets ventricolo and ventricchio.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /venˈtriʎ.ʎo/
  • Rhymes: -iʎʎo
  • Hyphenation: ven‧trì‧glio

Noun

ventriglio m (plural ventrigli)

  1. midgut, ventriculus

References
  1. ventriglio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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