ilharga

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese yllarga, from Vulgar Latin *īliārica, from Latin īlia, plural of īle (“guts, intestines”). Cognate with Spanish ijar (“flank”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈʎaʁ.ɡɐ/ [iˈʎaɦ.ɡɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /iˈʎaɾ.ɡɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iˈʎaʁ.ɡɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈʎaɻ.ɡa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈʎaɾ.ɡɐ/ [iˈʎaɾ.ɣɐ]

Hyphenation: i‧lhar‧ga

Noun

ilharga f (plural ilhargas)

(anatomy) flank (flesh between the last rib and the hip)
Synonym: flanco
(by extension) side
Synonym: lado

See also

ilhal