jarret

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Gaulish *garra (leg) (compare Welsh garr), from Proto-Celtic *garrā, which is of uncertain origin; possibly sharing a Pre-Greek / substrate origin with Ancient Greek ἄκαρα (ákara, leg, shank).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʒa.ʁɛ/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

jarret m (plural jarrets)

  1. hough (back of the knee)
  2. hock (joint)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Brown, Raymond (1985): Evidence for pre-Greek speech on Crete from Greek alphabetic sources, p. 296

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