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Meaning of calcañar | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2
kalkaˈɲaɾ

Definitions

  1. heel
    masculine
  2. heel cap or heel counter of a boot
    masculine

Equivalents

Català calcani
English heel bone
Español calcáneo Cangallo chambaril zancajo
Suomi kantaluu
Français calcanéum
Galego calcaño
Magyar sarokcsont
日本語 踵骨
한국어 발꿈치뼈
Bahasa Melayu tulang tumit
Português calcâneo
Türkçe topuk kemiği

Examples

“1435, A. López Carreira, Fragmentos de notarios, doc. E2-8”

... they approached said Goterre Afonso and that the mentioned Fernando de Mourelos extracted the sword from its scabbard against said Goterre Afonso, for killing him; and his companions, as they saw this, helped him against said Goterre Afonso, and consequently he gave him a large wound in the left leg, in which he injured him from under the knee till the heel

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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