aixella

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?] (compare Occitan aissèla), from Vulgar Latin *axella, Late Latin ascella (compare French aisselle, Italian ascella), from Latin axilla. Doublet of the borrowed form axil·la.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əˈʃe.ʎə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ajˈʃe.ʎa/

Noun

aixella f (plural aixelles)

(anatomy) armpit
Synonym: axil·la

Further reading

“aixella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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