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Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese illarga (14th century). From Vulgar Latin *iliarica, from Latin īlia, plural of īle (“guts, intestines”). Cognate with Portuguese ilharga.
Pronunciation
Noun
illarga f (plural illargas)
- (anatomy) flank (flesh between the last rib and the hip)
- Synonyms: illar, vao, vougo
- (by extension) side
- Synonym: lado
Derived terms
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “illarga”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “illarga”, 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), “illarga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “illarga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN