vejiga

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish vexiga, from Latin vessīca, variant of vēsīca. Compare Portuguese bexiga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈxiɡa/ [beˈxi.ɣ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -iɡa
  • Syllabification: ve‧ji‧ga

Noun

vejiga f (plural vejigas)

  1. bladder
    Tuve una infección en la vejiga.
    I had an infection in my bladder.
  2. (Dominican Republic, El Salvador) balloon
    Synonyms: globo, (Nicaragua) chimbomba
    Ya se reventaron todas las vejigas del cumpleaños.
    All the balloons of the birthday party have already burst.

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