lombriga

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin lumbricus. Cognate with Portuguese lombriga and Spanish lombriz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lomˈbɾiɣɐ]

Noun

lombriga f (plural lombrigas)

  1. roundworm; giant roundworm; intestinal worm

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lombriga, from Latin lumbricus, with a shift in gender.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /lõˈbɾi.ɡɐ/, /lũˈbɾi.ɡɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /lõˈbɾi.ɡa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lõˈbɾi.ɡɐ/ [lõˈbɾi.ɣɐ]

  • Hyphenation: lom‧bri‧ga

Noun

lombriga f (plural lombrigas)

  1. giant roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides, a parasitic roundworm)
    Synonym: bicha

See also

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