touiello

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Old Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *tūbellum, a diminutive of Latin tūber (hump, bump).

Pronunciation

Noun

touiello m (plural touiellos)

  1. (anatomy) ankle
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 7r:
      Et la eſtrella que es ſobrel touiello del poſtremero pie del ſigno de aries a fuerça ⁊ ſennorio ſobresta piedra & della recibe la fuerça & la uertud.
      And the star on the ankle of the furthest foot of the sign of Aries has power and dominion over this stone; it receives its power and virtue from it.

Descendants

  • Spanish: tobillo