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Galician
Etymology
From Latin calcaneus.
Pronunciation
Noun
calcaño m (plural calcaños)
- (anatomy) heel
- Synonyms: calcañar, talón
- heel (of a plough)
- heel of the clog
References
- “calcaño” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “calcaño”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “calcaño”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin calcāneum (“heel”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kalˈkaɲo/
- Rhymes: -aɲo
- Syllabification: cal‧ca‧ño
Noun
calcaño m (plural calcaños)
- Alternative form of calcañar
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