noun, masculine/taˈlon/plural: talones
heel; heel (shoe); check (cheque, a financial instrument)
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *tālōnem, augmentative of tālus (“ankle; heel”). Compare Medieval Latin tālō. Cognate with English talon.
/taˈlon/
heel; heel (shoe); check (cheque, a financial instrument)
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *tālōnem, augmentative of tālus (“ankle; heel”). Compare Medieval Latin tālō. Cognate with English talon.