zancajo

Spanish

Etymology

From zanca +‎ -ajo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θanˈkaxo/ [θãŋˈka.xo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sanˈkaxo/ [sãŋˈka.xo]
• Rhymes: -axo
• Syllabification: zan‧ca‧jo

Noun

zancajo m (plural zancajos)

1. heel (bone)
2. heel (part of shoe)

Derived terms

• zancajear

Further reading

• “zancajo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10