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il tallone
heel
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How do you say tallone in Italian?
How do you pronounce tallone in Italian?
tallone is pronounced /il talˈloːne/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il tallone destro del calciatore era gonfio e doloroso dopo la partita.
The footballer's right heel was swollen and painful after the match.
Ho un tallone rotto che mi impedisce di camminare normalmente per due settimane.
I have a broken heel that prevents me from walking normally for two weeks.
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Why is it masculine?
Tallone (heel) is masculine because it derives from the Latin "talus," which was a masculine noun referring to the ankle bone or ankle joint, and Italian masculine nouns typically preserve the gender of their Latin etymons. The word's masculine gender was thus inherited directly from its Latin grammatical classification.
What is the Italian word for heel?
The Italian word for heel is il tallone — masculine.
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