pierna

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin perna. Cognate with Spanish pierna (“leg”).

Noun

pierna f (plural piernes)

leg

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin perna. Compare Galician and Portuguese perna.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpjeɾna/ [ˈpjeɾ.na]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -eɾna
Syllabification: pier‧na

Noun

pierna f (plural piernas)

leg (lower limb of a human)
Synonym: (of animals) pata

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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