biga

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bīga.

Noun

biga (plural bigas or bigae)

1. (historical) A Roman racing chariot drawn by two horses abreast.

See also

• quadriga

Anagrams

• Baig, bagi, gabi

Noun

biga

1. calf

Numeral

biga

1. two

Etymology

Origin uncertain; probably from Latin bīga ‘tree-trunk’. Cognate with Portuguese viga, Spanish biga, Occitan biga.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ɡə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ɡa/

Noun

biga f (plural bigues)

1. beam, as in a large piece of wood or metal serving a structural role in a building

Noun

biga

1. semen
2. precum
3. lust; a feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal

Verb

biga

1. to be in heat
2. to be randy; to feel horny
3. to lust

Etymology

From Latin bīgā.

Pronunciation

• bìga
• IPA^(key): /ˈbiɡa/

Noun

biga f (plural bighe)

1. chariot (two-wheeled)

Etymology

bi- +‎ iuga

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbiː.ɡa/

Noun

bīga f (genitive bīgae); first declension

1. chariot (two-wheeled)
2. (in the plural) pair of horses

References

• biga in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• biga in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• biga in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• biga in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Noun

bīga f

1. pile, heap

Noun

biga f (plural bigas)

1. chariot (type of vehicle)

Noun

biga

1. (Campidanese) beam