ingua

Galician

Alternative forms

• éngoa

Etymology

From Latin inguina (“groin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷ-en-. Cognate with Portuguese íngua, Spanish ingle, French aine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiŋɡwa̝/, /ˈiŋɡo̯a̝/

Noun

ingua f (plural inguas)

1. (anatomy) groin

   Synonym: virilla

Related terms

• inguinal

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ingua”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ingua”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ingua”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN