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perna.

ham;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpɛr.na]Classical-Latin[ˈpɛr.na]

  1. A haunch or ham together with the leg, gammon.

    declension-1 · feminine

  2. A thigh-bone, with the meat upon it to the knee-joint, a leg of pork, a ham or gammon of bacon.

    declension-1 · feminine

  3. a kind of mussel

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *persnā, from Proto-Indo-European *tpḗrsneh₂ (“heel”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πτέρνη (ptérnē), Sanskrit पार्ष्णि (pā́rṣṇi), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌽𐌰 (fairzna, “heel”), Persian پاشنه (pâšne, “heel”).

noun[ˈpɛr.na]Classical-Latin[ˈpɛr.na]

  1. alternative form of perula

    alt-of · alternative · declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

See perula.

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