illarga

Etymology

14th century. From Vulgar Latin *iliarica, from Latin īlia, plural of īle (“guts, intestines”). Cognate with Portuguese ilharga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈʎaɾɣa̝/

Noun

illarga f (plural illargas)

1. (anatomy) flank (flesh between the last rib and the hip)

   Synonym: illar

2. (by extension) side

   Synonym: lado

References

• “illarga” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “illarga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “illarga” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “illarga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.