Feminine
hanche
Meaning
- (feminine) hip
- (feminine) coxa
Concepts
caboose
hind end
hip joint
lumbar region
articulatio coxae
hip to
tooshie
Synonyms
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɑ̃ʃ/
Etymology
In summary
From Old French, from Proto-Germanic *hanka. Replaced Latin coxa (“hip”), which was retained in French as cuisse (“thigh”). Compare English haunch.
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