artejo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin articulus (digiti) through a syncopated Vulgar Latin root Latin articlus. Compare the borrowed doublet artículo and the alteration ortejo. Compare Portuguese artelho, Catalan artell, French orteil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɾˈtexo/ [aɾˈt̪e.xo]
  • Rhymes: -exo
  • Syllabification: ar‧te‧jo

Noun

artejo m (plural artejos)

  1. (anatomy) knuckle
    Synonym: nudillo

Further reading

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