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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024an•kle /ˈæŋkəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Anatomythe joint between the foot and leg.
- the slender part of the leg above the foot.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•kle (ang′kəl),USA pronunciation n. - Anatomy(in humans) the joint between the foot and the leg, in which movement occurs in two planes.
- Anatomy, Birds, Zoologythe corresponding joint in a quadruped or bird;
hock. - the slender part of the leg above the foot.
- bef. 1000; Middle English ankel, enkel (cognate with Middle Low German, Dutch enkel, Old High German anchal, enchil, Old Norse ǫkkul); Middle English anclowe, Old English anclēow(e) (cognate with Middle Low German anclef, Dutch anklāw, Old High German anchlāo)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ankle /ˈæŋkəl/ n - the joint connecting the leg and the foot
- the part of the leg just above the foot
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old Norse; related to German, Dutch enkel, Latin angulus angle1 |