genou
Meaning
- knee
- lap
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʒə.nu/
Etymology
Inherited from Old French genouz, genoilz plural of genoil, from Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate with Bourguignon genô, Occitan genolh.
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