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)

1. flank, side, region between the ribcage and the hip in mammals

   Synonym: ijada

Further reading

• “ijar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10