lombriga

Galician

Alternative forms

• lumbriga

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

• “lombriga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “lombriga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “lombriga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lõˈbɾi.ɡɐ/, /lũˈbɾi.ɡɐ/

• (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

• ascaridíase