ortello

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *articlus, a syncopated form of articulus (digiti). Compare the learned and semi-learned doublets artículo and artigo. Cognate with Portuguese artelho, Spanish artejo, Catalan artell, French orteil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔɾˈteʎʊ/

Noun

ortello m (plural ortellos)

  1. (anatomy) ankle
    Synonyms: nocello, nortello, tornecelo
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