figado

See also: fígado

Aragonese

Etymology

From Late Latin fīcātum (“liver”), from Latin iecur fīcātum (“fig-stuffed liver”).

Noun

figado

1. liver

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin fīcātum (“liver”), from Latin iecur fīcātum (“fig-stuffed liver”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhiɡado/

Noun

figado m (plural figados)

1. liver
   • c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 35v. b.

     dixo el angel abrel e trayent coraçon e el figado & la fiel e cõ eſto ſanara to padre aſſi lo fizo.

     the angel said: "open it and take out the heart, the liver and the gall, and with them your father will be healed", and so he did.

Related terms

• figo

Descendants

• Ladino: ligado (Latin spelling)
• Spanish: hígado