barriga

See also: Barriga

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈriɡa/ [baˈri.ɡa]
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Syllabification: ba‧rri‧ga

Noun

barriga f (plural barrigues)

1. belly

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish barriga (“belly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈriɡa/, [baˈri.ɡa]
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Hyphenation: ba‧rri‧ga

Noun

barriga

1. stomach

   Synonym: estómago

Related terms

• barrigón

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese barriga (13th century), from Old Occitan barrica.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /baˈriɡa/ [baˈri.ɣ̞ɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /baˈriɡa/ [baˈri.ɣ̞ɐ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /baˈriħa/ [baˈri.ħɐ]

 

• Rhymes: -iɡa

• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Rhymes: -iħa

• Hyphenation: ba‧rri‧ga

Noun

barriga f (plural barrigas)

1. belly, paunch

   Synonyms: bandullo, andorga, panza, ventre

2. swelling on a surface, wall

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “barriga”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “barriga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “barriga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “barriga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Gamilaraay

Gamilaraay cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : barriga

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bariɡa/

Numeral

barriga

1. hundred

References

• Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program St Joseph School Po Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

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Noun

barriga f (plural barrigas)

1. belly

Descendants

• Galician: barriga
• Portuguese: barriga

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "barriga"

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese barriga, an alteration of barrica, from Old Occitan barrica. Compare Galician and Spanish barriga.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈʁi.ɡɐ/ [baˈhi.ɡɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈʁi.ɡɐ/ [baˈhi.ɡɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /baˈʁi.ɡɐ/ [baˈχi.ɡɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈʁi.ɡa/ [baˈhi.ɡa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈʁi.ɡɐ/ [bɐˈʁi.ɣɐ]

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Rhymes: -iɡɐ
• Hyphenation: bar‧ri‧ga

Noun

barriga f (plural barrigas, diminutive barriguinha or barrigazinha, augmentative barrigona or barrigão m)

1. belly (abdomen)

   Synonyms: abdome / abdómen / abdômen, ventre, pança

Derived terms

• andar de barriga à boca, estar de barriga à boca
• andar de barriga, estar de barriga, ficar de barriga
• barriga da perna
• barriga de aluguel, barriga de aluguer
• barriga-d'água
• barriga-de-freira
• barriga-negra
• barriga-verde
• barrigada
• barrigal
• barrigão (augmentative)
• barrigazinha (diminutive)
• barrigona (augmentative)
• barrigudo
• barrigueira
• barriguinha (diminutive)
• chorar de barriga cheia
• criar barriga
• de barriga para baixo
• de barriga para cima
• empurrar com a barriga
• encher a barriga
• pegar barriga
• ter a barriga a dar horas
• ter mais olhos que barriga
• ter o rei na barriga
• tirar a barriga de misérias

Descendants

• → Língua Geral Amazônica: marika
  • Nheengatu: marika

Further reading

• “barriga”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “barriga”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “barriga”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “barriga”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “barriga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from barrica. Alternatively from Ancient Greek βᾰρῠ́ς (bărŭ́s, “heavy”), whence English bariatrics (“branch of medicine dealing with obesity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈriɡa/ [baˈri.ɣ̞a]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Syllabification: ba‧rri‧ga

Noun

barriga f (plural barrigas)

1. belly, paunch, tummy

   Synonym: panza

Derived terms

• barriga cervecera
• meter barriga
• rascarse la barriga
• tocarse la barriga

Further reading

• “barriga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Adjective

barriga

1. inflection of barrig:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural