yeyuno

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin jejunum, ieiunum. Doublet of the inherited ayuno.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝeˈʝuno/ [ɟ͡ʝeˈʝu.no]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃeˈʃuno/ [ʃeˈʃu.no]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒeˈʒuno/ [ʒeˈʒu.no]

Rhymes: -uno
Syllabification: ye‧yu‧no

Noun

yeyuno m (plural yeyunos)

(anatomy) jejunum

Adjective

yeyuno (feminine yeyuna, masculine plural yeyunos, feminine plural yeyunas)

jejune

Further reading

“yeyuno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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