noun, masculine/ʒa.ʁɛ/plural: jarrets
hough (back of the knee); hock (joint)
From Vulgar Latin *garra, from Gaulish *garra (“leg”) (compare Welsh gar), from Proto-Celtic *garros, which is of uncertain origin; possibly sharing a Pre-Greek / substrate origin with Ancient Greek ἄκαρα (ákara, “leg, shank”).