Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish touiello, from Vulgar Latin *tūbellum, a diminutive of Latin tūber (hump, bump, swelling, protuberance).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /toˈbiʝo/ [t̪oˈβ̞i.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /toˈbiʎo/ [t̪oˈβ̞i.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /toˈbiʃo/ [t̪oˈβ̞i.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /toˈbiʒo/ [t̪oˈβ̞i.ʒo]

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  • Syllabification: to‧bi‧llo

Noun

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tobillo m (plural tobillos)

  1. ankle
    • 1980, “Chicas De Colegio”, performed by Mamá:
      Desde mi ventana / yo las veo pasear / sus pequeños cuerpos / sus tobillos de cristal
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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