ghinocchiu

Gallurese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *genuclum, syncopated from earlier *genuculum, variant of Late Latin geniculum, diminutive of Latin genū (“knee”).

Noun

ghinocchiu m

  1. knee

References
  • Spano, Giovanni (1851) Vocabolario sardo-italiano e italiano-sardo, page 228
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