umbigo

Portuguese

umbigo

Alternative forms

• embigo (dated)

Etymology

From Latin umbilīcus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nobʰilos (“navel”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ũ.ˈbi.ɡu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ũ.ˈbi.ɡo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ũ.ˈbi.ɣu/
• Hyphenation: um‧bi‧go

Noun

umbigo m (plural umbigos)

1. (anatomy) navel (indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals)

Derived terms

• umbigo-branco
• umbigo de freira
• umbigo-de-vênus

Related terms

• umbigada
• umbigar
• umbigueiro
• umbiguismo

• umbiguista
• umbilicado
• umbilical
• umbílico

Verb

umbigo

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of umbigar