lagarto

See also: Lagarto

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lagarto, from Vulgar Latin *lacartum, from Latin lacertus.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /laˈɡaɾto/ [lɑˈɣ̞ɑɾ.t̪ʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /laˈɡaɾto/ [lɑˈɣ̞ɑɾ.t̪ʊ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /laˈħaɾto/ [lɑˈħɑɾ.t̪ʊ]

• Rhymes: -aɾto
• Hyphenation: la‧gar‧to

Noun

lagarto m (plural lagartos)

1. lizard
2. (cooking) pork cut, using the iliocostalis muscle between the spine and loin

Adjective

lagarto (feminine lagarta, masculine plural lagartos, feminine plural lagartas)

1. (figurative) unreliable; mischievous

Derived terms

• herba do lagarto
• lagarteira
• lagarteiro
• lagartixa
• lagarto arnal

References

• “lagarto”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lagarto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lagarto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lagarto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *lacartum, from Latin lacerta.

Cognate with Old Spanish lagarto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈɡaɾto/
• Rhymes: -aɾto
• Hyphenation: la‧gar‧to

Noun

lagarto m (plural lagartos)

1. lizard
   • 1420, Álvaro Eans das Eiras, transl., Tratado de Albeitaria, translation of De Medicina Equorum by Giordano Ruffo, page 101:

     Contra a door que chama "llaçerto", que quer dizer lagarto ...

     Against the illness that they call "lacerto", which means lizard ...

Related terms

• lagartixa

Descendants

• Fala: lagartu
• Galician: lagarto
• Portuguese: lagarto (see there for further descendants)

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “lagarto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Old Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *lacartum, from Latin lacerta.

Cognate with Old Galician-Portuguese lagarto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈɡaɾto/
• Rhymes: -aɾto
• Hyphenation: la‧gar‧to

Noun

lagarto m (plural lagartos)

1. lizard

Derived terms

• lagartixa

Descendants

• Spanish: lagarto (see there for further descendants)

References

• Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946) “lagarto”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 297

Portuguese

lagarto

Alternative forms

• largato (eye dialect)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lagarto, from Vulgar Latin *lacartum, from Latin lacertus, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /laˈɡaʁ.tu/ [laˈɡah.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /laˈɡaʁ.tu/ [laˈɡah.tu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /laˈɡaɾ.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /laˈɡaʁ.tu/ [laˈɡaχ.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /laˈɡaɻ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈɡaɾ.tu/ [lɐˈɣaɾ.tu]

• Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -aɾtu, (Brazil) -aʁtu
• Hyphenation: la‧gar‧to

Noun

lagarto m (plural lagartos)

1. lizard (any reptile of the order Squamata other than snakes)
2. (Azores) lizardfish
3. (Guinea-Bissau) large lizard, crocodile
4. (cooking) topside (outer side of a round of beef)

   Synonyms: pojadouro, (North Brazil) paulista, (South Brazil) tatu

5. (Portugal, soccer, derogatory) a supporter, player or coach of Sporting Clube de Portugal

   Synonym: sportinguista

Derived terms

• dizer cobras e lagartos
• lagartear
• lagarto-ágil
• lagarto-cego
• lagarto-de-água
• lagarto-de-contas
• lagarto-de-gola
• lagarto-do-mar
• lagarto-do-nilo
• lagarto-do-rolo
• lagarto-jacaré
• lagarto-minhoca
• lagarto-monitor
• lagarto-preguiça
• lagarto-tatu
• lagarto-verde
• peixe-lagarto

Related terms

• lagarta
• lagartixa

Descendants

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: lagártu
• → Hunsrik: Lagart

Further reading

• “lagarto”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “lagarto”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025
• “lagarto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “lagarto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “lagarto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish lagarto, from Vulgar Latin *lacartum, from Latin lacertus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈɡaɾto/ [laˈɣ̞aɾ.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -aɾto
• Syllabification: la‧gar‧to

Noun

lagarto m (plural lagartos)

1. lizard
2. (anatomy) The muscular part of the upper arm, including the shoulder, biceps, and triceps.
3. (Cuba, slang) beer

Derived terms

• cola de lagarto
• lagarto colorado
• lagarto Jesucristo
• lagarto overo
• lagarto tizón
• lagartón

Related terms

• lagarta
• lagartija

Descendants

• ⇒ English: alligator

Further reading

• “lagarto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10