Masculine

talon

Meaning

  1. (masculine) heel (part of the foot)
  2. (masculine) backheel
  3. (masculine) heel (of footwear) (especially high heel)
  4. (masculine) spur (sharp implement used to prod a horse)
  5. (figuratively, masculine) the bottom or lower part of something
  6. (masculine) first point in tables games such as ticktack and jacquet

Concepts

heel
talon
stub
cad
counter
counterfoil
dog
🐕
foot
🦶
frog
🐸
heal
hound
list
stiletto heel
stump
reheel

Achilles’ heel

spike heel

blackguard

heel counter

bounder
butt
Synonyms

quignon
croûton
36k
souche
C2
citer
C1
danse
A2
💃
figurer
27k
griffe
C2
liste
A2
mégot
28k
quartier
B1
répertorier
reste
A1
serre
C1
cheville
C1

achille

chicot
chien
A1
🐕
Translations

talón
Ferse
taló
calcanhar
tallone
tacón
hiel
calcagno
tacco

φτέρνα

calx

τακούνι

Hacke
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ta.lɔ̃/
Etymology

Cognate with Italian
Italian
tallone
In summary

From Old French talon (“heel, spur”). Cognate with Italian tallone.

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