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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDisembowelled
/ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbaʊ.əld/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To remove the entrails or internal organs from a body, especially in the context of butchery or surgery.
"The chef disembowelled the fish before preparing it for the grill." - 2
Figuratively, to deprive of essential parts or functions.
"The new policy disembowelled the agency's ability to enforce regulations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'disembowelled' originates from the Middle English 'disembowelen', which is derived from the Old French 'desemboueler', meaning to remove the entrails. The prefix 'dis-' indicates removal or reversal, while 'bowel' comes from the Latin 'botulus', meaning sausage or intestine, reflecting the historical context of butchery and animal processing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Disembowelled" is said worldwide
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Éviscéré
Transliteration: é-vis-se-ré
"Le chef a éviscéré le poisson avant de le préparer."
Eviszeriert
Transliteration: e-vi-zi-e-rit
"Der Koch hat den Fisch eviszeriert, bevor er ihn zubereitet hat."
Eviscerato
Transliteration: e-vis-ce-ra-to
"Lo chef ha eviscerato il pesce prima di cucinarlo."
Eviscerado
Transliteration: e-vis-ce-ra-do
"El chef evisceró el pescado antes de cocinarlo."
Eviscerado
Transliteration: e-vis-ce-ra-do
"O chef eviscerou o peixe antes de cozinhá-lo."
आंतें निकालना
Transliteration: aantain nikaalna
"शेफ ने मछली की आंतें निकालीं।"
取出内脏
Transliteration: qǔchū nèizàng
"厨师在烹饪之前取出了鱼的内脏。"
내장을 제거하다
Transliteration: nae-jang-eul jegeo-hada
"셰프는 요리하기 전에 생선의 내장을 제거했습니다."
内臓を取り除く
Transliteration: naizō o tori nozoku
"シェフは料理する前に魚の内臓を取り除きました。"
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