vejiga

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish vexiga, from Latin vessīca, variant of vēsīca. Compare Portuguese bexiga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈxiɡa/ [beˈxi.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Syllabification: ve‧ji‧ga

Noun

vejiga f (plural vejigas)

1. bladder

   Tuve una infección en la vejiga.

   I had an infection in my bladder.

2. (Dominican Republic, El Salvador) balloon

   Synonyms: globo, (Nicaragua) chimbomba

   Ya se reventaron todas las vejigas del cumpleaños.

   All the balloons of the birthday party have already burst.

Derived terms

• vejiga de la bilis, vejiga de la hiel
• vejiga de la orina
• vejiga de perro
• vejiga natatoria
• vejiga urinaria

 

Related terms

• vesícula

 

Further reading

• “vejiga”, 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