pezuña
Asturian
Noun
pezuña f (plural pezuñes)
- hoof (tip of a toe of ungulates)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin pedis ungula (literally “nail of the foot”). Compare Portuguese pezunho.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /peˈθuɲa/ [peˈθu.ɲa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /peˈsuɲa/ [peˈsu.ɲa]
- Rhymes: -uɲa
- Syllabification: pe‧zu‧ña
Noun
pezuña f (plural pezuñas)
- hoof
Related terms
- uña
Further reading
- “pezuña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014