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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/ , /kawˈkɐ̃.ni.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /kawˈkɐ̃.nju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈkɐ̃.ne.u/ , /kawˈkɐ̃.ni.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /kawˈkɐ̃.nju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈkɐ.ne.o/
Noun
calcâneo m (plural calcâneos)
- (anatomy) calcaneus; heel bone
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