calcagno

See also: Calcagno

Italian

Etymology

From Latin calcāneum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalˈkaɲ.ɲo/
• Rhymes: -aɲɲo
• Hyphenation: cal‧cà‧gno

Noun

calcagno m (plural calcagni m or (in fixed expressions) calcagna f)

1. (anatomy) heel
2. heel (of a shoe)

   Synonym: tacco

Usage notes

• The feminine plural calcagna is mainly used in the sense “being at somebody's heels”:

  Loro stanno alle calcagna del ladro. ― They are pursuing the robber.

Derived terms

• calcagnolo
• scalcagnato

Related terms

• calcare

Further reading

• calcagno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• calcagno in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa