zenóggio

Ligurian

Etymology

From Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zeˈnud͡ʒu/

Noun

zenóggio m (plural zenógge)

1. (anatomy) knee

   Holonym: gànba

Usage notes

• The plural form takes the feminine gender.