toucelo

Galician

Alternative forms

  • touselo

Etymology

From touzo +‎ -elo, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (western) [towˈselʊ]

Noun

toucelo m (plural toucelos)

  1. ankle
    Synonyms: artello, nocello, noelo, tornecelo

References

  1. Julian Santano Moreno (2004) “La familia del IE *teu-"hincharse" en las lenguas romances y en vasco. El sustrato indoeuropeo en la etimologia romance”, in Nouvelle revue d'onomastique‎, volume 43, number 1, →ISSN, pages 3-60
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