Galician

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Noun

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joelho m (plural joelhos, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of xoello

References

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  • joelho” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese gẽolho, with metathesis, from Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (knee), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Compare Galician xeonllo.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒuˈe.ʎu/ [ʒʊˈe.ʎu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒwe.ʎu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒuˈe.ʎo/ [ʒʊˈe.ʎo], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒwe.ʎo/
 

  • Rhymes: -eʎu
  • Hyphenation: jo‧e‧lho

Noun

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joelho m (plural joelhos)

  1. (anatomy) knee
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