talon

Senso (Inglese)

1. A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal.
2. One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth.
3. A kind of moulding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; an ogee. (When the concave part is at the top, it is called an inverted talon.)
4. The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt.
5. The remaining stock of undealt cards.
6. (historical) A document that could be detached and presented in exchange for a block of further coupons on a bond, when the original block had been used up.

Concetti

artiglio

branca

unghia

artìglio

grinfia

grìnfia

ùnghia

artìglio ''m''

grìnfia ''f''

ùnghia ''f''

sinonimi

claw

nail

fingernail

💅

hoof

renewal coupon

paw

pincers

pounce

spur

toenail

unguis

tongue-like object

finger-nail

clapper

🎬

nail fingernail

clove

coupon

finger

foot

🦶

hook

🪝

Traduzioni

griffe

Kralle

garra

Klaue

klauw

serre

garra

zarpa

ongle

Waffe

uña

💅

unha

talon

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈtælən/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: talon

In summary

From Middle English talon, taloun, from Old French talon (“heel, spur”), from Medieval Latin tālōnem, from Vulgar Latin *tālōnis, from Latin tālus (“ankle”).