joelho

Galician

Noun

joelho m (plural joelhos)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of xoello

References
  • “joelho” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese gẽollo, from Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Compare Galician xeonllo.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒuˈe.ʎu/ [ʒʊˈe.ʎu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒwe.ʎu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒuˈe.ʎo/ [ʒʊˈe.ʎo], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒwe.ʎo/

  • Hyphenation: jo‧e‧lho

Noun

joelho m (plural joelhos)

  1. (anatomy) knee
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