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Meaning of Kneecap | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈniːˌkæp

Definitions

  1. The flat, roundish bone in the knee.
  2. A metal cover trim that fits over a panel rib after it has been cut and bent.
  3. A cap or strong covering for the knees, used chiefly for horses, to protect their knees in case of a fall.

Equivalents

Afrikaans knieskyf
العربية الرضفة رَضَفَة
Azərbaycanca diz qapağı
བོད་སྐད པུས་མོའི་ལྷ་ང
Català patel·la ròtula
Čeština Češka
Dansk knæskal
Deutsch Kniescheibe Patella
Ελληνικά επιγονατίδα
Español choquezuela rótula
Euskara belaunburu
Suomi lumpio polvilumpio
Français rotule
Gaeilge caipín glúine gealacán gealacán glúine
Gàidhlig failmean
Galego rodela rótula
हिन्दी चपनी
Magyar térdkalács
Հայերեն ծնկոսկր
Bahasa Indonesia tempurung lutut
Íslenska hnéskel
Italiano azzoppare gambizzare patella rotula
日本語 膝蓋 膝蓋骨 髕
한국어 臏 骷 무릎뼈 슬개골
Latina patella
Lëtzebuergesch Knéischeif
ລາວ ໝາກບ້າຫົວເຂົ່າ
Монгол тойг
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဒူးခေါင်း
Nederlands knieschijf patella
Polski rzepka
Português patela rótula
Română patelă rotulă
Русский коле́нная ча́шечка надколе́нная ча́шка надколенник
Svenska knäskål
ไทย สะบ้า
Tagalog bayugo
Türkçe diz kapağı
Українська колінна чашечка надколі́нник надколі́нок наколі́нник наколі́нок

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

kneecapper kneecapping Kneecaps Kneece Kneed kneedness

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