sofraxe
Galician
Alternative forms
- sufraxe
Etymology
From Late Latin suffragō, from sub- + *fragō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrāg- (“rump, hock, hindquarters”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break, crack, split”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʊˈfɾaʃe̝/
Noun
sofraxe f (plural sofraxes)
- (anatomy) ham (The region back of the knee joint)
- Synonyms: ofraxe, xoga
References
- “sofraxe” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.