artelho

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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 Spanish artejo, Galician artello, Catalan artell, French orteil.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈte.ʎu/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾˈte.ʎu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁˈte.ʎu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻˈte.ʎo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈtɐ(j).ʎu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈte.ʎu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈte.ʎu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈte.ʎu/

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)

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