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Etymology edit

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *axella, from Late Latin ascella, from Latin axilla. Compare Occitan aissèla, French aisselle, Italian ascella. Doublet of axil·la, a borrowing from Latin.

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Noun edit

aixella f (plural aixelles)

  1. (anatomy) armpit
    Synonym: axil·la

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