nalga
See also: ñalga and nälga
Asturian
Alternative forms
- ñalga
Etymology
From Late Latin natica, an adjectival term based on Latin natis (“rump, buttock”).
Noun
nalga f (plural nalgues)
- (anatomy) buttock
Ladino
Noun
nalga f (Latin spelling)
- (anatomy) buttock
Spanish
Etymology
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 dissimilation in 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)
- buttock
- Synonyms: (anatomy) glúteo, (Mexico) pompa, (euphemistic) pompi, (South America) poto, (euphemistic) asentaderas, (euphemistic) posadera
Derived terms
(diminutive nalguita)
- nalgada
- nalgar
- nalgatorio
- nalguear
- nalgón
- nalgudo
Further reading
- “nalga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
- galán