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(declension-1, feminine) A haunch or ham together with the leg, gammon.
(declension-1, feminine) A thigh-bone, with the meat upon it to the knee-joint, a leg of pork, a ham or gammon of bacon.
(declension-1, feminine) a kind of mussel

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[ˈpɛr.na]

From Proto-Italic *persnā, from Proto-Indo-European *tpḗrsneh₂ (“heel”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πτέρνη (ptérnē), Sanskrit पार्ष्णि (pā́rṣṇi), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌽𐌰 (fairzna, “heel”), Persian پاشنه (pâšne, “heel”).