pezuña

Asturian

Noun

pezuña f (plural pezuñes)

1. hoof (tip of a toe of ungulates)

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pedis ungula (literally “nail of the foot”). Compare Portuguese pezunho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /peˈθuɲa/ [peˈθu.ɲa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /peˈsuɲa/ [peˈsu.ɲa]
• Rhymes: -uɲa
• Syllabification: pe‧zu‧ña

Noun

pezuña f (plural pezuñas)

1. hoof

Derived terms

• pezuña de vaca

 

Related terms

• uña

 

Further reading

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