nalga

See also: ñalga, and nälga

Asturian

Alternative forms

• ñalga

Etymology

From Late Latin natica, an adjectival term based on Latin natis (“rump, buttock”).

Noun

nalga f (plural nalgues)

1. (anatomy) buttock

Ladino

Noun

nalga f (Latin spelling)

1. (anatomy) buttock

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *natica, an adjectival term based on Latin natis (“rump, buttock”) (compare Catalan natja, Galician nádega, Italian natica, Portuguese nádega, Old French nache).

The /l/ resulted from an original */ˈnad(e)ɡa/. For similar examples, see Spanish alma (“soul”) from Latin anima, and Asturian dolce (“twelve”), from earlier */ˈdod(e)dze/, from Latin duodecim. Compare Spanish juzgar, from Latin iūdicāre, and the Spanish suffix -azgo from Latin -āticum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnalɡa/ [ˈnal.ɣ̞a]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -alɡa
• Syllabification: nal‧ga

Noun

nalga f (plural nalgas)

1. buttock

   Synonyms: (anatomy) glúteo, (Mexico) pompa, (euphemistic) pompi, (South America) poto, (euphemistic) asentaderas, (euphemistic) posadera

Derived terms

• nalgada
• nalgar
• nalgatorio
• nalgón
• nalgudo
• nalguear
• nalguita (diminutive)

 

Further reading

• “nalga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

Anagrams

• galán