lagartixa

Meaning

1. (feminine) a small lizard
2. (Brazil, feminine) any small, wall-crawling lizard species, such as a house lizard
3. (Brazil, derogatory, feminine) an ugly skinny person, especially a woman

Concepts

gecko

lizard

🦎

newt

push up

press up

scaled reptile

Synonyms

lagarto

escamado

osga

Lagartos

Sauria

lagartos

Translations

lagartija

gecko

lézard

🦎

lagarto

🦎

geco

σαύρα

lucertola

🦎

Gecko

dragó

ضب

Eidechse

🦎

lacerta

🦎

سحلية

🦎

llangardaix

🦎

Pronounced as (IPA)

/la.ɡaʁˈt͡ʃi.ʃɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Spanish: lagartixa

Borrowed from Spanish: lagartija

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lagartixa, borrowed from Old Spanish lagartixa, from lagarto + -ixo.