yeyuno

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ʝeˈʝuno/ [ɟ͡ʝeˈʝu.no]

• 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)

1. (anatomy) jejunum

Adjective

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

1. jejune

Further reading

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