Feminine

lombriga

Meaning

  1. (feminine) giant roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides, a parasitic roundworm)
  2. (feminine) any intestinal worm

Concepts

Ascaris lumbricoides

common roundworm

Pronounced as (IPA)
/lõˈbɾi.ɡɐ/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese lombriga, from Latin lumbricus, with a shift in gender.

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