gẽolho

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Old Galician-Portuguese[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (knee), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate with Old Spanish ynojo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Galicia) IPA(key): /d͡ʒẽ.ˈo.ʎo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /d͡ʒẽ.ˈo.ʎʊ/
  • Rhymes: -oʎo

Noun[edit]

gẽolho m (plural gẽolhos)

  1. knee

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