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

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈkɐ̃.ne.u/ [kaʊ̯ˈkɐ̃.ne.u], /kawˈkɐ̃.ni.u/ [kaʊ̯ˈkɐ̃.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /kawˈkɐ̃.nju/ [kaʊ̯ˈkɐ̃.nju]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kalˈkɐ.nju/ [kaɫˈkɐ.nju]

  • Hyphenation: cal‧câ‧ne‧o

Noun

calcâneo m (plural calcâneos)

  1. (anatomy) calcaneus; heel bone

Hypernyms

Further reading

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