sobaco

From Old Portuguese [Term?], of uncertain origin. Cognate with Portuguese sovaco, Spanish sobaco.

sobaco m (plural sobacos)

1. (anatomy) armpit

• axila
• sobrazo

Of uncertain or obscure origin. Possibly from a crossing of Late Latin or Vulgar Latin subāla (from sub + āla (“wing; armpit”); cf. Romanian subsuoară) with subhircus (from hircus (“male goat; smell of armpits”)[1]. Less likely from a Vulgar Latin *subbracchium, from sub- + bracchium. Found uniquely in Ibero-Romance languages. Compare Portuguese sovaco, Asturian sobacu, and Galician sobaco, cf. also sobrazo.

• IPA^(key): [so̞ˈβäko̞]

sobaco m (plural sobacos)

1. (anatomy) armpit

• (armpit): axila (more formal)