pierna

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin perna. Cognate with Spanish pierna (“leg”).

Noun

pierna f (plural piernes)

1. leg

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish pierna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjeɾna/, [ˈpjeɾ.na]
• Hyphenation: pier‧na

Noun

pierna

1. leg

   Synonym: pata

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin perna. Compare Galician and Portuguese perna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjeɾna/ [ˈpjeɾ.na]

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• Rhymes: -eɾna
• Syllabification: pier‧na

Noun

pierna f (plural piernas)

1. leg (lower limb of a human)

   Synonym: (of animals) pata

Derived terms

• abrirse de piernas
• café con piernas
• con el rabo entre las piernas
• con el rabo entre piernas
• dormir a pierna suelta
• piernudo

 

Further reading

• “pierna”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28