pezuña

Asturian

Noun

pezuña f (plural pezuñes)

hoof (tip of a toe of ungulates)

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pedis ungula (literally “nail of the foot”). Compare Portuguese pezunho.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /peˈθuɲa/ [peˈθu.ɲa]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /peˈsuɲa/ [peˈsu.ɲa]
Rhymes: -uɲa
Syllabification: pe‧zu‧ña

Noun

pezuña f (plural pezuñas)

hoof

Derived terms

pezuña de vaca

Related terms

uña

Further reading

“pezuña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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