tobillera

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Spanish

Etymology

From tobillo +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /tobiˈʝeɾa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /tobiˈʎeɾa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /tobiˈʃeɾa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /tobiˈʒeɾa/

  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: to‧bi‧lle‧ra

Noun

tobillera f (plural tobilleras)

  1. ankle brace
    • 2015 December, “Los mitos más frecuentes sobre el esguince de tobillo”, in El Nacional:
      Si se trata de esguinces grado 1 o grado 2 "se utilizan métodos de inmovilización parcial, con el uso de tobilleras o botas especiales que le permiten a la persona conservar la movilidad en extensión y en flexión, y por lo tanto va a caminar sin la posibilidad de torcerse el tobillo"
      If it is a grade 1 or grade 2 sprain then "partial immobilixation methods are used, by means of ankle braces or special boots that allow the person to conserve their mobility while extended or bent, and as a result they will walk without the possibility of twisting their ankle"
  2. anklet

Adjective

tobillera f

  1. feminine singular of tobillero

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