Masculine
talon
- (masculine) heel (part of the foot)
- (masculine) backheel
- (masculine) heel (of footwear) (especially high heel)
- (masculine) spur (sharp implement used to prod a horse)
- (figuratively, masculine) the bottom or lower part of something
- (masculine) first point in tables games such as ticktack and jacquet
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ta.lɔ̃/
Etymology
In summary
From Old French talon (“heel, spur”). Cognate with Italian tallone.
talón
Ferse
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calcanhar
hiel
φτέρνα
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