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English

Pronunciation

• enPR: boul, IPA: /baʊl/, SAMPA: /baUl/

  Rhymes: -aʊl

Etymology

From Middle French boel, from Latin botellus, diminutive of botulus (“‘sausage’”).

Noun

bowel (plural bowels, usually plural except in medical or attributive use)

1. the intestines or gut
2. a part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
3. (plural only; not used in singular form) the (deep) interior of something generally viewed as a container.

   Slaves were manacled in the bowels of the ship.

4. (plural only; not used in singular form, archaic) the seat of pity or the gentler emotions.

Translations

See also

• large bowel
• small bowel
• small intestine
• colon
• laxative

Anagrams

• Anagrams of below
• elbow