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Galician
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *articlus, a syncopated form of articulus (digiti). Compare the learned and semi-learned doublets artículo and artigo. Cognate with Portuguese artelho, Spanish artejo, Catalan artell, French orteil.
Pronunciation
Noun
ortello m (plural ortellos)
- (anatomy) ankle
- Synonyms: nocello, nortello, tornecelo