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genou.

knee

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʒə.nu/
  1. knee

    masculine
  2. lap

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French genouz, genoilz plural of genoil, from Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate with Bourguignon genô, Occitan genolh, Portuguese joelho.

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