Polyglot Dictionary

barriga

/baˈxiɡɐ/

a noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as barrigas

Meaning

  1. belly

    • Dói-me a barriga.

      My tummy hurts.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

ventre

ventre is more formal or anatomical, like "ventre materno," a mother's womb; barriga is the everyday word — both mean "belly."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

barriga

barriga is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "belly."

Spanish

panza

panza is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "belly."

Spanish

tripa

tripa is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "belly."

Practice

1 What does barriga mean?

2 Fill the gap: Dói-me a ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches barriga?

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