ijar
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *īliāris, from Latin īlia, plural of īle (“guts, intestines”). Cognate with English ileum, Portuguese ilhal and ilharga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iˈxaɾ/ [iˈxaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: i‧jar
Noun
ijar m (plural ijares)
- flank, side, region between the ribcage and the hip in mammals
- Synonym: ijada
Further reading
- “ijar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014