iguaria

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Late Latin iequāria, a derivative of iecur (“liver”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ɡwaˈɾi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ɡwaˈɾi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ɡwaˈɾi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ɡwɐˈɾi.ɐ/ [i.ɣwɐˈɾi.ɐ]

• Hyphenation: i‧gua‧ri‧a

Noun

iguaria f (plural iguarias)

1. delicacy (pleasing food)

   Synonym: guloseima

Further reading

• “iguaria”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “iguaria”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024