empeine

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish empeine, from Latin impetigo, impetiginem.

Noun

empéine

herpes

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /emˈpeine/ [ẽmˈpei̯.ne]
Rhymes: -eine
Syllabification: em‧pei‧ne

Etymology 1

From en- (“in-”) +‎ peine (“comb”), because of its similarity to a comb.

Noun

empeine m (plural empeines)

(anatomy) instep
upper (of footwear)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin impetīgine, singular ablative of impetīgō. Doublet of the borrowed impétigo.

Noun

empeine m (plural empeines)

(pathology, dermatology) dermatophytosis, ringworm

Further reading

“empeine”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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