rodilla

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish rodiella, from Late Latin rotella, diminutive of Latin rota (“wheel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /roˈdiʝa/ [roˈð̞i.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /roˈdiʎa/ [roˈð̞i.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /roˈdiʃa/ [roˈð̞i.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /roˈdiʒa/ [roˈð̞i.ʒa]

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(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

Syllabification: ro‧di‧lla

Noun

rodilla f (plural rodillas)

knee (joint or region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank)
Synonym: (formal) hinojo

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

→ Portuguese: rodilha

Further reading

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

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