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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin articulus (digiti) through a syncopated Vulgar Latin root Latin articlus. Compare the borrowed doublet artículo and the alteration ortejo. Compare Portuguese artelho, Catalan artell, French orteil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɾˈtexo/
- Rhymes: -exo
- Syllabification: ar‧te‧jo
Noun
artejo m (plural artejos)
- (anatomy) knuckle
- Synonym: nudillo
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