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nalga.

buttock

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnaw.ɡɐ/Brazil[ˈnaʊ̯.ɡɐ]Brazil/ˈnal.ɡɐ/Portugal[ˈnaɫ.ɣɐ]Portugal
  1. buttock

    Portugal · feminine · informal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Asturian nalga from Vulgar Latin *natica, an adjectival term based on Latin natis (“rump, buttock”). Doublet of nádega. Compare Catalan natja, Galician nádega, Italian natica, Old French nache, English nates.

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