nalga

Concepts

buttock

cheek

gluteus

haunch

nates

rump

tail

one-half

butt-cheek

botty

butt cheek

buttocks

Synonyms

bunda

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nádega

anca

fundilhos

traseiro

banda

Translations

nalga

fesse

رِدْف

natica

natja

chiappa

ردفان

رِدْفان

عُجْز

Arschbacke

Backe

Gesäß

Gesäßbacke

Arsch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnaw.ɡɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Asturian nalga or Leonese nalga from Vulgar Latin *natica, an adjectival term based on Latin natis (“rump, buttock”). Doublet of nádega. Compare Catalan natja, Galician nádega, Italian natica, Old French nache, English nates.