hallux

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English

WOTD – 27 September 2011
Hallux.

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin, from Latin allus, hallus.

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Noun

hallux (plural halluces or halluxes)

  1. (anatomy) The big toe.
    • 1995, Anthony Burgess, Byrne
      His left foot winced. The hallux nail, ill-cut, / Assailed its neighbour toe with a shrewd nip.

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Spanish

Noun

hallux m (plural hallux)

  1. hallux
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