calcâneo

See also: calcaneo and calcáneo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin calcāneum (“heel”), rare form of calx (“heel”). Compare the inherited doublet calcanho (“foot”), an uncommon term used mostly in slang; see also the related calcanhar.

Pronunciation

(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaw.ˈkɐ.ne.o/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kaɫ.ˈkɐ.nju/

Noun

calcâneo m (plural calcâneos)

(anatomy) calcaneus; heel bone

Hypernyms

osso

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