nortello

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Blend of artello, from Latin articulus, and a Celtic substrate term.[1] Compare French orteil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /noɾˈteʎo̝/

Noun

nortello m (plural nortellos)

  1. ankle
    Synonyms: artello, nocello, tornecelo
  2. knuckle
    Synonyms: artello, coteno, cotobelo

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “artículo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos