illarga

Galician

Etymology

14th century. From Vulgar Latin *iliarica, from Latin īlia, plural of īle (“guts, intestines”). Cognate with Portuguese ilharga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈʎaɾɣa̝/

Noun

illarga f (plural illargas)

1. (anatomy) flank (flesh between the last rib and the hip)

   Synonym: illar

2. (by extension) side

   Synonym: lado

Derived terms

• illargada

Related terms

• illar

References

• “illarga” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
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• “illarga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.