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talus.

The bone of the ankle.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈteɪləs/
  1. The bone of the ankle.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- Proto-Indo-European *téh₂g-s-los? Proto-Italic *tākslos Latin tālusbor. English talus Borrowed from Latin tālus.

noun/ˈteɪləs/
  1. A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.

  2. The slope of an embankment wall, which is thicker at the bottom than at the top.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French talus.

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