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intestin

/ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃/

noun, masculine/ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃/plural: intestins

intestine

gros intestinlarge intestine

Related: intestinal

Inherited from Middle French intestin m (first attested in the 15th c.), learned borrowing from Latin intestīnum n.

adjective/ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃/

intestinal; internal

des conflits intestinsinternecine conflicts, infighting

Synonyms: intestinal

Inherited from Middle French intestin (first attested in 1351-56), learned borrowing from Latin intestīnus.