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hinojo

/iˈnoxo/

noun, masculine/iˈnoxo/plural: hinojos

fennel

Related: hinojo marino

Inherited from Old Spanish finojo, from Vulgar Latin *fenuclum, from Latin fēnuculum, from a diminutive of Latin fēnum.

noun, masculine/iˈnoxo/plural: hinojos

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

Synonyms: rodilla

Related: ahinojar, hinojar

Inherited from Old Spanish ynojo, from Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.