/toˈelo̝/
OriginUnknown: from Medieval Latin tuellus, perhaps from Latin tubus (“tube”) or from a term related to tofus (“tuff”). Compare Spanish tobillo.
- archaic, masculinemarrow
“Aconteçe aynda que a solla da huña que anda soo pee, anda por tanto tenpo desfferrada por llugarres montossos, duros, pedregossos que se escomen et sse ffaz tam ssotil porllo grande vssamento, que nat” — And it can even happen that the sole of the hoof under the feet goes for much time shoeless through wild, harsh, stony places, so that it is worn out and becomes so subtle, because of the use, that na
- masculinegypsum; alabaster
“Confeccionaba os xabonciños a partir dunha bola de toelo, unha especie de mármore brando, que se colle pola zona das canteiras de serpentina” — He made his savonnetts from a lump of toelo, kind of a soft marble that they take around the serpentine quarrels
Formstoelos(plural) · tuelo(alternative)
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