virilha

Meaning

groin, crotch (depression separating the trunk from the legs)

Concepts

groin

crotch

fork

groyne

inguen

Synonyms

entreperna

verilha

Translations

aine

lies

ingle

inguine

engonal

βουβώνας

Leiste

Leistengegend

Weiche

αχαμνά

καβάλος

entrejambe

Leistenregion

Pronounced as (IPA)

/viˈɾi.ʎɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: virīlia

Cognate with Galician: virilla

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese verilha, from Latin virīlia, plural of virīlis (“manly”) (from which viril) reinterpreted as a feminine singular, from vir (“man”). Cognate of Galician virilla.