ingua

Galician

Alternative forms

éngoa

Etymology

From Latin inguina (“groin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷ-en-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈiŋɡwa̝/, /ˈiŋɡo̯a̝/

Noun

ingua f (plural inguas)

(anatomy) groin

Synonyms

virilla

Related terms

inguinal

References

“ingua” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“ingua” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“ingua” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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