touiello

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *tūbellum, a diminutive of Latin tūber (hump, bump).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [toˈβje.ʎo]

Noun

touiello m (plural touiellos)

  1. (anatomy) ankle
    • c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 7r.
      Et la eſtrella que es ſobrel touiello del poſtremero pie del ſigno de aries a fuerça ¬ ſennorio ſobresta piedra & della recibe la fuerça & la uertud.
      And the star on the ankle of the furthest foot of the sign of Aries has power and dominion over this stone; it receives its power and virtue from it.

Descendants

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