nocello

• nacello, nacelo, nocelo, nodello

Perhaps a blend of noz (“nut”) and a descendant of Latin nodiculus (“little knot”).

• IPA^(key): [noˈθeʎʊ], (western) [noˈseʎʊ]

nocello m (plural nocellos)

1. ankle

   Synonyms: artello, noelo, nortello, tornecelo

2. knuckle

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “nocello”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “nocello”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “nocello”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN