ortello

Galician

Alternative forms

• ortelho (reintegrationist)
• artello

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *articlus, a syncopated form of articulus (digiti). Compare the learned and semi-learned doublets artículo and artigo. Cognate with Portuguese artelho, Spanish artejo, Catalan artell, French orteil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔɾˈteʎʊ/

Noun

ortello m (plural ortellos)

1. (anatomy) ankle

   Synonyms: nocello, nortello, tornecelo