falangeta
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- phalangeta (obsolete)
Etymology
From falange (“phalange”) + -eta.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fa.lɐ̃ˈʒe.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fa.lɐ̃ˈʒe.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐ.lɐ̃ˈʒe.tɐ/
- Hyphenation: fa‧lan‧ge‧ta
Noun
falangeta f (plural falangetas)
- (dated, anatomy) distal phalange
- Synonym: falange distal