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GALICIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

illar.

flank, side, region between the ribcage and the hip in mammals

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/iˈʎaɾ/
  1. flank, side, region between the ribcage and the hip in mammals

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese jllal (attested in the form jllaes), from Vulgar Latin *iliaris, from Latin īlia, plural of īle (“guts, intestines”). Cognate with Portuguese ilhal and Spanish ijar.

verb/iˈʎaɾ/
  1. to isolate, to separate, to quarantine

Where this word comes from

From illa (“island”).

verb/iˈʎaɾ/
  1. to well; to issue forth (water from the earth)

Where this word comes from

From illó (“spring”).

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