jarret

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French jarret.

Noun

jarret m (plural jarrets)

  1. hough, poplit (hollow of the knee)
    Synonym: sofraja
  2. shin, shank (cut of beef)

Further reading

French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *garra, from Gaulish *garra (leg) (compare Welsh gar), from Proto-Celtic *garros, which is of uncertain origin; possibly sharing a Pre-Greek / substrate origin with Ancient Greek ἄκαρα (ákara, leg, shank).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒa.ʁɛ/
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Noun

jarret m (plural jarrets)

  1. hough (back of the knee)
  2. hock (joint)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: jarret
  • Portuguese: jarrete
  • Spanish: jarrete

References

  1. ^ Brown, Raymond (1985): Evidence for pre-Greek speech on Crete from Greek alphabetic sources, p. 296

Further reading