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Italian
Etymology
From Latin calcāneum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kalˈkaɲ.ɲo/
- Rhymes: -aɲɲo
- Hyphenation: cal‧cà‧gno
Noun
calcagno m (plural calcagni m or (in fixed expressions) calcagna f)
- (anatomy) heel
- heel (of a shoe)
- Synonym: tacco
Usage notes
- The feminine plural calcagna is mainly used in the sense “being at somebody's heels”:
- Loro stanno alle calcagna del ladro. ― They are pursuing the robber.
Derived terms
Further reading
- calcagno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- calcagno in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa