Spanish word

vientre

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈbjentɾe/

Meaning

  • masculine nounstomach

Example

¿Te duele el vientre?

Does your stomach hurt?

Illustration for vientre (stomach)

More examples

Comí algo y ahora tengo el vientre revuelto.

I ate something and now I have an upset stomach.

Core concept

Front abdominal area between the ribs and the pelvis.

Common phrases

  • dolor de vientre

    stomachache

  • tener el vientre revuelto

    have an upset stomach

Similar words

barriga: Soft outward belly bulge, colloquial and informal in tone.
estómago: Hollow muscular organ that receives food and chemically breaks it down.
abdomen: Body region between the ribs and pelvis that forms the abdominal cavity.
tripas: Internal tubular digestive organs, chiefly the intestines, the guts.

Definition in Spanish

Parte del cuerpo situada entre el tórax y la pelvis; zona abdominal externa donde se alojan gran parte de los órganos digestivos.

Word origin

From Latin venter (genitive ventris), inherited across Romance languages and through Old Spanish into modern Spanish as vientre.

Usage tips

  • Estómago names the internal organ, barriga is the informal word for belly, and vientre is the neutral term for the abdominal area and can also mean the womb in pregnancy contexts.

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