nalga

See also: ñalga and nälga

Asturian

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Etymology

From Late Latin natica, an adjectival term based on Latin natis (“rump, buttock”).

Noun

nalga f (plural nalgues)

  1. (anatomy) buttock

Ladino

Noun

nalga f (Latin spelling)

  1. (anatomy) buttock

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *natica, an adjectival term based on Latin natis (“rump, buttock”) (compare Catalan natja, Galician nádega, Italian natica, Portuguese nádega, Old French nache).

The /l/ resulted from an original */ˈnad(e)ɡa/. For similar examples, see Spanish alma (“soul”) from Latin anima, and Asturian dolce (“twelve”), from earlier */ˈdod(e)dze/, from Latin duodecim. Compare Spanish juzgar, from Latin iūdicāre, and the Spanish suffix -azgo from Latin -āticum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnalɡa/ [ˈnal.ɣ̞a]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -alɡa
  • Syllabification: nal‧ga

Noun

nalga f (plural nalgas)

  1. buttock
    Synonyms: (anatomy) glúteo, (Mexico) pompa, (euphemistic) pompi, (South America) poto, (euphemistic) asentaderas, (euphemistic) posadera

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