fígado

See also: figado

Galician

Alternative forms

  • fédago, fégado

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin fīcātum (liver), from Latin iecur fīcātum (fig-stuffed liver).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈfiɡado/ [ˈfi.ɣ̞ɑ.ð̞ʊ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /ˈfiħado/ [ˈfi.ħɑ.ð̞ʊ]

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  • Rhymes: -iɡado
  • Rhymes: -iħado

Noun

fígado m (plural fígados)

  1. liver (organ or food)

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin fīcātum (liver), from Latin iecur fīcātum (fig-stuffed liver). Compare Spanish hígado, Italian fegato.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfi.ɡa.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfi.ɡa.do/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfi.ɡɐ.du/ [ˈfi.ɣɐ.ðu]

  • Hyphenation: fí‧ga‧do

Noun

fígado m (plural fígados)

  1. (anatomy) liver (organ of human or animal)
  2. (cooking) liver (organ of animal used as food)

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