calcaño

Galician

Etymology

From Latin calcaneus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalˈkaɲo̝/

Noun

calcaño m (plural calcaños)

1. (anatomy) heel

   Synonyms: calcañar, talón

2. heel (of a plough)
3. heel of the clog

Related terms

• calcañar
• calcañeira

References

• “calcaño” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “calcaño”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “calcaño”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin calcāneum (“heel”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalˈkaɲo/ [kalˈka.ɲo]
• Rhymes: -aɲo
• Syllabification: cal‧ca‧ño

Noun

calcaño m (plural calcaños)

1. Alternative form of calcañar

Further reading

• “calcaño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16