virilla

Galician

Alternative forms

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)

(anatomy) groin

Synonyms

ingua

Related terms

viril

References

“virilla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
“virilla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“virilla” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“virilla” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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