tallone

See also: Tallone and tall one

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *tālōnis, from Latin tālus (“ankle”). Cognate with French talon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /talˈlo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: tal‧ló‧ne

Noun

tallone m (plural talloni)

1. heel

Derived terms

• tallonare
• tallone di Achille

 

Further reading

• tallone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• allento, allentò