haunch
Significado (Inglés)
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- The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that can sit on its hindquarters.
- The loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food.
- A squat vertical support structure.
- A jerked underhand throw.
Sinónimos
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/hɔːnt͡ʃ/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)
In summary
From Middle English haunche, hanche, from Old French hanche, hance, anche (compare French hanche, Italian anca), from a Germanic source, probably Frankish *ankijā, from Proto-Germanic *ankijǭ (“joint; ankle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ang- (“joint; lith”). Cognate with Old High German ancha, encha, einka (“the leg; joint, bend”) (compare Old High German anchila, enchila (“ankle”), German Hanke (“haunch”), West Frisian hancke (“haunch”). More at ankle.
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