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caviglia.

ankle

8 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈviʎ.ʎa/
  1. ankle

    feminine
  2. pin, peg

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Occitan cavilla (compare modern cavilha), from Vulgar Latin *cāvic(u)la, from Classical Latin clāvicula, diminutive of clāvis (“key”). Compare the doublets cavicchia (inherited from Latin), clavicola (borrowed from Latin).

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