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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese ẽbijgo, from Latin umbilīcus.
Pronunciation
Noun
embigo m (plural embigos)
- navel, belly button
1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago, Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 117:
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ynbiigo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “ynbiigo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “embigo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “embigo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “embigo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈbi.ɡu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈbi.ɡu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈbi.ɡu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈbi.ɡu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈbi.ɡo/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈbi.ɡo/
Noun
embigo m (plural embigos)
- (dated or regional) alternative form of umbigo (“navel”)
Further reading
- “embigo”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025