ombligo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin umbilīcus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /omˈbliɡo/ [õmˈbli.ɣ̞o]

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• Rhymes: -iɡo
• Syllabification: om‧bli‧go

Noun

ombligo m (plural ombligos)

1. navel, belly button (remnant of umbilical cord)

Derived terms

• ombligo de Venus
• ombliguera
• ombliguismo

 

Related terms

• umbilical

 

Further reading

• “ombligo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28