panturrilha

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pantorrilha

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pantorrilla (“calf”), from pantorra (“calf”), ultimately from Latin pantex.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɐ̃.tuˈʁi.ʎɐ/ [pɐ̃.tuˈhi.ʎɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɐ̃.tuˈʁi.ʎɐ/ [pɐ̃.tuˈhi.ʎɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɐ̃.tuˈʁi.ʎɐ/ [pɐ̃.tuˈχi.ʎɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɐ̃.tuˈʁi.ʎa/ [pɐ̃.tuˈhi.ʎa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ̃.tuˈʁi.ʎɐ/

Noun

panturrilha f (plural panturrilhas)

1. calf (back of the leg below the knee)