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English
Etymology
From Late Latin hallux, from Latin allus, hallus.
Pronunciation
Noun
hallux (plural halluces or halluxes)
- (anatomy) The big toe.
1995, Anthony Burgess, Byrne:His left foot winced. The hallux nail, ill-cut, / Assailed its neighbour toe with a shrewd nip.
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Latin
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Etymology
There is a relation to hallus and allex. Might be a conflation of both. The word-initial h might stem from an assumed connection with ἅλλομαι (hállomai).
Pronunciation
Noun
hallux m (genitive hallucis); third declension
- (Late Latin) the big toe
- Synonyms: allex, pollex, hallus
Declension
Third-declension noun.
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Spanish
Noun
hallux m (plural hallux)
- hallux