joelho

Portuguese

/ʒu.ˈe.ʎu/, /ˈʒwɐ.ʎu/

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) knee

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese gẽollo inherited from Latin *genuclum, geniculum, genū (knee) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (knee).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵónu

Gloss

knee

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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