ijada
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *īliāta, from Latin īlia, plural of īle (“guts, intestines”). Compare English ilium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iˈxada/ [iˈxa.ð̞a]
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: i‧ja‧da
Noun
ijada f (plural ijadas)
- synonym of ijar, side (region between the ribcage and the hip)
- flank (in animal anatomy)
- pain felt in the region between the ribcage and the hip
- synonym of atún de zorra (preparation of tuna)
Further reading
- “ijada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024