nalga

• ñalga

From Late Latin natica, an adjectival term based on Latin natis (“rump, buttock”).

nalga f (plural nalgues)

1. (anatomy) buttock

nalga f

1. (anatomy) buttock

Borrowed from Asturian nalga or Leonese nalga from Vulgar Latin *natica, an adjectival term based on Latin natis (“rump, buttock”). Doublet of nádega. Compare Catalan natja, Galician nádega, Italian natica, Old French nache, English nates.

• Hyphenation: nal‧ga

nalga f (plural nalgas)

1. (chiefly Portugal, informal) buttock

   Synonyms: (anatomy) glúteo, nádega

• “nalga”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “nalga”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “nalga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “nalga”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Borrowed from Asturian nalga or Leonese nalga from Vulgar Latin *natica, an adjectival term based on Latin natis (“rump, buttock”) (compare Catalan natja, Galician nádega, Italian natica, Portuguese nádega, Old French nache, English nates).

The /l/ resulted from an original */ˈnad(e)ɡa/ through Asturleonese (a native result would be *nazga). For similar examples, see Spanish alma (“soul”) from Latin anima, and Asturian dolce (“twelve”), from earlier */ˈdod(e)dze/, from Latin duodecim. Compare Spanish juzgar, from Latin iūdicāre, and the Spanish suffix -azgo from Latin -āticum.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnalɡa/ [ˈnal.ɣ̞a]

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• Rhymes: -alɡa
• Syllabification: nal‧ga

nalga f (plural nalgas)

1. buttock

   Synonyms: (anatomy) glúteo, (anatomy) trasero, (Mexico) pompa, (euphemistic) pompi, (South America) poto, (euphemistic) asentaderas, (euphemistic) posadera, (vulgar) culo

• “nalga”, 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

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