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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)
- 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)
- (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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