zenóggio
Ligurian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *genuclum, syncopated from earlier *genuculum, variant of Late Latin geniculum, diminutive of Latin genū (“knee”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zeˈnud͡ʒu/
Noun
zenóggio m (plural zenógge)
- (anatomy) knee
- Holonym: gànba
Usage notes
- The plural form takes the feminine gender.