حوتة الرجل

Moroccan Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Literally, “fish of the leg”. Compare Sicilian pisciuni (“calf”, literally “big fish”) and Sardinian pische de sa camba (“calf”, literally “fish of the leg”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ħuː.ta.t‿ɪr.rʒal/

Noun edit

حوتة الرجل • (ḥūtat er-rjal) f (plural حوتات الرجل (ḥūtāt er-rjal))

(anatomy) calf (back of the leg below the knee)