ijada

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *īliāta, from Latin īlia, plural of īle (“guts, intestines”). Compare English ilium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈxada/ [iˈxa.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: i‧ja‧da

Noun

ijada f (plural ijadas)

1. Synonym of ijar, side (region between the ribcage and the hip)
2. flank (in animal anatomy)
3. pain felt in the region between the ribcage and the hip
4. Synonym of atún de zorra (preparation of tuna)

Further reading

• “ijada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10