noun, feminine/ˈnalɡa/plural: nalgas
buttock
Synonyms: glúteo, trasero, pompa, pompi, poto, asentaderas, posadera, culo
Related: nalgada, nalgar, nalgatorio, nalgón, nalgudo, nalguear, nalguita
Borrowed from Asturian nalga from Vulgar Latin *natica, an adjectival term based on Latin natis (“rump, buttock”) (compare Catalan natja, Galician nádega, Italian natica, Portuguese nádega, Old French nache, English nates). The /l/ resulted from an original */ˈnad(e)ɡa/ through Asturleonese (a native result would be *nazga). For similar examples, see Spanish alma (“soul”) from Latin anima, and Asturian dolce (“twelve”), from earlier */ˈdod(e)dze/, from Latin duodecim. Compare Spanish juzgar, fro