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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese artelho, from Vulgar Latin *articlus, a syncopated/contracted form of Latin articulus (digiti). Compare the borrowed doublets artigo and artículo. Compare Galician artello, Spanish artejo, Catalan artell, Occitan artelh, French orteil.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eʎu, -ɐʎu
- Hyphenation: ar‧te‧lho
Noun
artelho m (plural artelhos)
- (anatomy) toe (digit of the foot)
- Synonyms: (formal) pododáctilo, dedo do pé
- (anatomy, Portugal) ankle (tibio-tarsic joint)
- Synonym: tornozelo