ijar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *īliāris, from Latin īlia, plural of īle (“guts, intestines”). Cognate with English ileum, Portuguese ilhal and ilharga.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iˈxaɾ/ [iˈxaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: i‧jar

Noun

ijar m (plural ijares)

flank, side, region between the ribcage and the hip in mammals
Synonym: ijada

Further reading

“ijar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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