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Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈriɡa/,
- Rhymes: -iɡa
- Hyphenation: ba‧rriga
Noun
barriga f (plural barrigues)
- belly
Chavacano
Etymology
From Spanish barriga (“belly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈriɡa/,
- Rhymes: -iɡa
- Hyphenation: ba‧rri‧ga
Verb
barriga
- stomach
- Synonym: estómago
Related terms
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese barriga (13th century), from Old Occitan barrica.
Pronunciation
- (standard) Rhymes: -iɡa
- (gheada) Rhymes: -iħa
Noun
barriga f (plural barrigas)
- belly, paunch
- Synonyms: bandullo, andorga, panza, ventre
- swelling on a surface, wall
References
- “barriga” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “barriga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “barriga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “barriga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Gamilaraay
Pronunciation
Numeral
barriga
- hundred
References
- Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program St Joseph School Po Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
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Noun
barriga f (plural barrigas)
- belly
Descendants
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese barriga, an alteration of barrica, from Old Occitan barrica. Compare Galician and Spanish barriga.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iɡɐ
- Hyphenation: bar‧ri‧ga
Noun
barriga f (plural barrigas)
- belly (abdomen)
- Synonyms: abdome, abdómen, ventre, pança
Derived terms
References
Spanish
Etymology
Perhaps from barrica.
Alternatively from Ancient Greek βᾰρῠ́ς (barús, “heavy”), whence English bariatrics (“branch of medicine dealing with obesity”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈriɡa/
- Rhymes: -iɡa
- Syllabification: ba‧rri‧ga
Noun
barriga f (plural barrigas)
- belly, paunch, tummy
- Synonym: panza
Derived terms
Further reading
Swedish
Adjective
barriga
- inflection of barrig:
- definite singular
- plural