ilharga
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese yllarga, from Vulgar Latin *īliārica, from Latin īlia, plural of īle (“guts, intestines”). Cognate with Spanish ijar (“flank”).
Noun
ilharga f (plural ilhargas)
- (anatomy) flank (flesh between the last rib and the hip)
- Synonym: flanco
- 1831, António de Morais Silva, Diccionario da lingua portugueza: composto, page 135
- ILHARGA, s. f. Lado do corpo humano, dos quadris até aos hombros. §• fig. Ilhargas: Lados, conselheiro», validos, pessoas, que andào junto de outrem. §. Rir até. relentar pelas ilhargas: hyperbole : rir muito §. Perseguir de dor de ilharga ...
- (by extension) side
- Synonym: lado
See also
- ilhal
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