jarrete

Portuguese

Etymology

From French jarret.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈʁe.t͡ʃi/ [ʒaˈhe.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈʁe.t͡ʃi/ [ʒaˈhe.t͡ʃi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈʁe.t͡ʃi/ [ʒaˈχe.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈʁe.te/ [ʒaˈhe.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐˈʁe.tɨ/

Noun

jarrete m (plural jarretes)

1. the part of the leg behind the knee

   Synonym: rejeito

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French jarret.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈrete/ [xaˈre.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: ja‧rre‧te

Noun

jarrete m (plural jarretes)

1. hock
2. (anatomy) back of the knee, ham

Derived terms

• desjarretar

 

Further reading

• “jarrete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014