tarso

See also: Tarso, and tarso-

Galician

Noun

tarso m (plural tarsos)

1. (anatomy) tarsus (entire ankle)
2. (anatomy) tarsal (any bone of the ankle)

Related terms

• metatarso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tarsus (“tarsus”), from Ancient Greek ταρσός (tarsós, “flat surface used for drying”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtar.so/
• Rhymes: -arso
• Hyphenation: tàr‧so

Noun

tarso m (plural tarsi)

1. (anatomy, zoology) tarsus
2. (anatomy) tarsus, tarsal plate (of the eyelid)

Derived terms

• metatarso
• tarsale
• tarsalgia

Anagrams

• -astro, astro, astro-, rosta, sarto, sorta, staro, starò

Latin

Noun

tarsō

1. dative/ablative singular of tarsus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin tarsus (“tarsus”), from Ancient Greek ταρσός (tarsós, “flat surface used for drying”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtaʁ.su/ [ˈtah.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtaʁ.su/ [ˈtah.su]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈtaɾ.su/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈtaʁ.su/ [ˈtaχ.su]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtaɻ.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtaɾ.su/

• Homophone: Tarso

Noun

tarso m (plural tarsos)

1. (anatomy) tarsus

Meronyms

• calcâneo, tálus, navicular, cuneiforme, cuboide

Related terms

• calcanhar
• pé
• tornozelo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ταρσός (tarsós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaɾso/ [ˈt̪aɾ.so]
• Rhymes: -aɾso
• Syllabification: tar‧so

Noun

tarso m (plural tarsos)

1. (anatomy) tarsus (entire ankle)
2. (anatomy) tarsal (any bone of the ankle)

Derived terms

• tarsometatarsiano

 

Related terms

• metatarso
• tarsiano

 

Further reading

• “tarso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

Anagrams

• astro