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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin lumbricus. Cognate with Portuguese lombriga and Spanish lombriz.
Pronunciation
Noun
lombriga f (plural lombrigas)
- roundworm; giant roundworm; intestinal worm
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lombriga”, 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), “lombriga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lombriga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese lombriga, from Latin lumbricus, with a shift in gender.
Pronunciation
Noun
lombriga f (plural lombrigas)
- giant roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides, a parasitic roundworm)
- Synonyms: bicha, bicha solitária
- any intestinal worm
See also
References
- “lombriga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
- “lombriga”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “lombriga”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “lombriga”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “lombriga” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913