bowleg

English

Alternative forms

• bow leg

Etymology

From bow +‎ leg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊlɛɡ/

Noun

bowleg (plural bowlegs)

1. A leg that curves outward at the knee. It might refer to the leg of a human, animal or even a piece of furniture.

Synonyms

• genu varum, tibia vara, valgus deformity

Derived terms

• bow-legged

Translations

leg that curves outward from the knee

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 羅圈腿／罗圈腿 (zh) (luóquāntuǐ), 膝內翻／膝内翻 (xīnèifān)

  Wu: 羅圈腳／罗圈脚 (⁶lu-chioe-ciaq)

• Danish: hjulben n pl
• Dutch: o-benen (nl)
• Finnish: länkisääri (fi)
• French: genu varum (fr) m, jambe arquée f
• German: Säbelbein n, O-Bein n
• Ingrian: koverasääri
• Italian: gambestorte
• Polish: kolana szpotawe n pl
• Russian: саблеви́дная нога́ f (sablevídnaja nogá), отклонённое кнару́жи коле́но n (otklonjónnoje knarúži koléno)
• Spanish: pierna arqueada f, genu varo m
• Swedish: hjulbent (sv)

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