artelho

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese artello, from Vulgar Latin *articlus, a syncopated/contracted form of Latin articulus (digiti). Compare the borrowed doublets artigo and artículo. Compare Spanish artejo, Galician artello, Catalan artell, French orteil.

Noun

artelho m (plural artelhos)

  1. toe (digit of the foot)
  2. (Portugal) tibio-tarsic joint

Synonyms
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