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Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate with Old Spanish ynojo.
Pronunciation
Noun
gẽolho m (plural gẽolhos)
- knee
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