tornozelo

See also: tornozêlo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tornozêlo (obsolete)

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from tornar (“to turn”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toʁ.noˈze.lu/ [toɦ.noˈze.lu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toʁ.noˈze.lu/ [toɦ.noˈze.lu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /toɾ.noˈze.lu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /toʁ.noˈze.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /toɻ.noˈze.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾ.nuˈze.lu/

• Rhymes: -elu
• Hyphenation: tor‧no‧ze‧lo

Noun

tornozelo m (plural tornozelos)

1. (anatomy) ankle (each of the bony protrusions (external and internal) that are found in the region of the joint between the leg and the foot)

Related terms

• tornozeleira

Further reading

• “tornozelo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “tornozelo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025