umbigo

Portuguese

umbigo

Alternative forms

embigo (dated)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese umbiigo, from Latin umbilīcus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nobʰilos (“navel”), from *h₃nebʰ-.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ũ.ˈbi.ɡu/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ũ.ˈbi.ɡo/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ũ.ˈbi.ɣu/
Hyphenation: um‧bi‧go

Noun

umbigo m (plural umbigos)

(anatomy) navel (indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals)

Derived terms

umbigo-branco
umbigo de freira
umbigo-de-vênus

Related terms

umbigada
umbigar
umbigueiro
umbiguismo
umbiguista
umbilicado
umbilical
umbílico

Verb

umbigo

first-person singular (eu) present indicative of umbigar

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