touiello
Old Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *tūbellum, a diminutive of Latin tūber (“hump, bump”).
Pronunciation
Noun
touiello m (plural touiellos)
- (anatomy) ankle
- c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 7r.
- Et la eſtrella que es ſobrel touiello del poſtremero pie del ſigno de aries a fuerça ¬ ſennorio ſobresta piedra & della recibe la fuerça & la uertud.
- And the star on the ankle of the furthest foot of the sign of Aries has power and dominion over this stone; it receives its power and virtue from it.
- Et la eſtrella que es ſobrel touiello del poſtremero pie del ſigno de aries a fuerça ¬ ſennorio ſobresta piedra & della recibe la fuerça & la uertud.
- c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 7r.
Descendants
- Spanish: tobillo