xeonlleira

Galician

/ʃeonˈʎejɾa̝/

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) genouillère, poleyn
  • knee pad

Etymology

Suffix from Galician xeonllo (knee) inherited from Old Portuguese geolheira, geoleyra.

Origin

Old Portuguese

geolheira, geoleyra

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