fígado
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Fígado dunha ovella (sheep's liver) 
fígado
See also: figado
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin fīcātum (“liver”), from Latin iecur fīcātum (“fig-stuffed liver”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
fígado m (plural fígados)
- liver (organ or food)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fígado”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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), “fígado”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fígado”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin fīcātum (“liver”), from Latin iecur fīcātum (“fig-stuffed liver”). Compare Spanish hígado, Italian fegato.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: fí‧ga‧do
Noun
fígado m (plural fígados)
Further reading
fígado on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
