illarga

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

• IPA^(key): /iˈʎaɾɣa̝/

illarga f (plural illargas)

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

   Synonyms: illar, vao, vougo

2. (by extension) side

   Synonym: lado

• illargada

• illar

• “illarga” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “illarga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “illarga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “illarga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.