حوتة الرجل
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
Literally, “fish of the leg”. Compare Sicilian pisciuni (“calf”, literally “big fish”) and Sardinian pische de sa camba (“calf”, literally “fish of the leg”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ħuː.ta.t‿ɪr.rʒal/
Noun
حوتة الرجل • (ḥūtat er-rjal) f (plural حوتات الرجل (ḥūtāt er-rjal))
- (anatomy) calf (back of the leg below the knee)