ilharga

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese yllarga, from Vulgar Latin *īliārica, from Latin īlia, plural of īle (“guts, intestines”). Cognate with Spanish ijar (“flank”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈʎaʁ.ɡɐ/ [iˈʎaɦ.ɡɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈʎaʁ.ɡɐ/ [iˈʎaɦ.ɡɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /iˈʎaɾ.ɡɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iˈʎaʁ.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈʎaɻ.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈʎaɾ.ɡɐ/ [iˈʎaɾ.ɣɐ]

• Hyphenation: i‧lhar‧ga

Noun

ilharga f (plural ilhargas)

1. (anatomy) flank (flesh between the last rib and the hip)

   Synonym: flanco

2. (by extension) side

   Synonym: lado

See also

• ilhal