lagartija
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Spanish lagartixa, equivalent to lagarto + -ija. Probably from a Vulgar Latin *lacarticula, diminutive of *lacartum. Compare Portuguese lagartixa, Asturian llagartesa, Catalan llangardaix.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /laɡaɾˈtixa/ [la.ɣ̞aɾˈt̪i.xa]
Audio (Costa Rica): (file) - Rhymes: -ixa
- Syllabification: la‧gar‧ti‧ja
Noun
[edit]lagartija f (plural lagartijas)
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “lagartija”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
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- Rhymes:Spanish/ixa
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