How to Pronounce "intestine"
word
ˌɪnˈtɛstən
in-TES-tuhn
ɪntˈɛstɪn
in-TES-tin
Definition
A long tube inside your body that helps digest food after it leaves the stomach, making nutrients and waste separates. People often talk about the small intestine and the large intestine.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌɪnˈtɛstən
British English
ɪntˈɛstɪn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
in-TES-tuhn
UK
in-TES-tin
Listen in Context
The small intestine absorbs nutrients from food.
Doctors checked his intestine for problems.
Food passes from the stomach into the intestine.
He had an infection in his intestine and needed medicine.