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hinojo.

fennel

6 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/iˈnoxo/[iˈno.xo]
  1. fennel

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish finojo, from Vulgar Latin *fenuclum, from Latin fēnuculum, from a diminutive of Latin fēnum.

noun/iˈnoxo/[iˈno.xo]
  1. knee (joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank)

    formal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish ynojo, from Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

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