tornecelo

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Galician[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Galician tormezelo, from Old Galician-Portuguese, from *turmo (bulk, swelling) +‎ -celo, from a substrate language.[1] Cognate with Portuguese tornozelo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /toɾneˈθelo̝/, (western) /toɾneˈselo̝/

Noun[edit]

tornecelo m (plural tornecelos)

  1. ankle
    Synonyms: artello, nocello, noelo, nortello, toucelo

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “tobillo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos