artejo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin articulus (digiti) through a syncopated Vulgar Latin root Latin articlus. Compare the borrowed doublet artículo. Compare Portuguese artelho, Catalan artell, French orteil.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aɾˈtexo/ [aɾˈt̪e.xo]
Rhymes: -exo
Syllabification: ar‧te‧jo

Noun

artejo m (plural artejos)

knuckle
Synonym: nudillo

Related terms

Further reading

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

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