hinojo

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈnoxo/
  • Rhymes: -oxo
  • Syllabification: hi‧no‧jo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish finojo, from Vulgar Latin *fenuclum, from Latin fēnuculum, from a diminutive of Latin fēnum.

Noun

hinojo m (plural hinojos)

  1. fennel
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Spanish ynojo, from Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (knee), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

Noun

hinojo m (plural hinojos)

  1. (formal) knee (joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank)
    Synonym: rodilla
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