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perna.

leg (limb)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɛʁ.nɐ/Brazil[ˈpɛɦ.nɐ]Brazil/ˈpɛɾ.nɐ/São-Paulo/ˈpɛʁ.nɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. leg (limb)

    feminine
  2. leg (rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object)

    feminine
    As pernas de uma cadeira.
  3. leg (part of garment)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese perna, from Latin perna, from Proto-Indo-European *tpḗrsneh₂ (“heel”). Compare Galician perna and Spanish pierna.

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