fígado

Etymology

From Old Portuguese, from Late Latin fīcātum (“liver”), from Latin iecur fīcātum (“fig-stuffed liver”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

fígado m (plural fígados)

1. liver (organ or food)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese, from Late Latin fīcātum (“liver”), from Latin iecur fīcātum (“fig-stuffed liver”). Compare Spanish hígado, Italian fegato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfi.ɡɐ.du/
  • (Portugal) IPA^(key): [ˈfi.ɣɐ.ðu]
  • (Brazil) IPA^(key): [ˈfi.ɡɐ.dʊ]
• Hyphenation: fí‧ga‧do

Noun

fígado m (plural fígados)

1. (anatomy) liver (organ of human or animal)
2. (cooking) liver (organ of animal used as food)

Further reading

• fígado on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt