virilla

Galician

Alternative forms

• virilha (reintegrationist)
• brilla

Etymology

From Latin virilia (“manly”), from Latin vir (“man”), from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós. Cognate with Portuguese virilha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈɾiʎa̝/, /ˈbɾiʎa̝/

Noun

virilla f (plural virillas)

1. (anatomy) groin

   Synonym: ingua

Derived terms

• esvirillar

Related terms

• viril

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “virilla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “virilla”, 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), “virilla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “virilla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “virilla”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024