caviglia

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan cavilla (compare modern cavilha), from Vulgar Latin *cāvic(u)la, from Classical Latin clāvicula, diminutive of clāvis (“key”). Compare the doublets cavicchia (inherited from Latin), clavicola (borrowed from Latin).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈviʎ.ʎa/
  • Rhymes: -iʎʎa
  • Hyphenation: ca‧vì‧glia
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Noun

caviglia f (plural caviglie)

  1. ankle
  2. pin, peg

Descendants
  • Greek: καβίλια f (kavília, “treenail, dowel, peg”)

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