noun, feminine/laɡaɾˈtixa/plural: lagartijas
a small lizard; push-up, press-up
Inherited from Old Spanish lagartixa, equivalent to lagarto + -ija. Probably from a Vulgar Latin *lacarticula, diminutive of *lacartum. Compare Portuguese lagartixa, Asturian llagartesa, Catalan llangardaix.