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masculine
/ˈmuslo/
#4948 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
thigh
Word origin
From Latin musculus ('little mouse', also 'muscle'), a diminutive of mus ('mouse'), from the way a flexing muscle looks like a moving mouse.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- musculus
- English cognates
- muscle, mussel
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralmuslos
Examples
pechuga.
I like chicken thigh more than the breast.
Asó .
She roasted the chicken thighs with lemon and garlic.
jugosa .
The thigh is the juiciest part of the chicken.
¿ ala?
Would you like a thigh or would you rather have a wing?
.
I felt a pain in my thigh after running.
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