tobillera

Spanish

Etymology

From tobillo +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /tobiˈʝeɾa/ [t̪o.β̞iˈʝe.ɾa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /tobiˈʎeɾa/ [t̪o.β̞iˈʎe.ɾa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /tobiˈʃeɾa/ [t̪o.β̞iˈʃe.ɾa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /tobiˈʒeɾa/ [t̪o.β̞iˈʒe.ɾa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: to‧bi‧lle‧ra

Noun

tobillera f (plural tobilleras)

  1. ankle brace
    • 2015 December, “Los mitos más frecuentes sobre el esguince de tobillo”, in El Nacional‎[1]:
      Si se trata de esguinces grado 1 o grado 2 "se utilizan métodos de inmovilización parcial, con el uso de tobilleras o botas especiales que le permiten a la persona conservar la movilidad en extensión y en flexión, y por lo tanto va a caminar sin la posibilidad de torcerse el tobillo"
      If it is a grade 1 or grade 2 sprain then "partial immobilixation methods are used, by means of ankle braces or special boots that allow the person to conserve their mobility while extended or bent, and as a result they will walk without the possibility of twisting their ankle"
  2. anklet

Adjective

tobillera f

  1. feminine singular of tobillero

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