Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From touzo +‎ -elo, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (to swell).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (western) [towˈsɛlʊ]

Noun

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toucelo m (plural toucelos)

  1. ankle
    Synonyms: artello, nocello, noelo, tornecelo
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References

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  1. ^ Julian Santano Moreno (2004) “La familia del IE *teu-"hincharse" en las lenguas romances y en vasco. El sustrato indoeuropeo en la etimologia romance”, in Nouvelle revue d'onomastique[1], volume 43, number 1, →ISSN, pages 3-60