different between cankle vs canale

English

Alternative forms

• kankle

Etymology

Blend of calf +? ankle

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kæ?k?l/
• Rhymes: -æ?k?l

Noun

cankle (plural cankles)

1. (slang, derogatory) An obese or otherwise swollen ankle that blends into the calf without clear demarcation.
   • 2001, Shallow Hal:

     Hey, all l’m saying is she’s got cankles, for God’s sake. What? Cankles! She’s got no ankles. It’s like the calf merged with the foot, cut out the middleman.

   • 2007, Family Guy, season 5, "Bill And Peter's Bogus Journey":

     Now that's a cankle! Where does the calf fat end and the ankle fat begin? Who knows, that's the fun!

Translations

Anagrams

• Klance

Italian

Etymology

From Latin can?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka?na.le/

Noun

canale m (plural canali)

1. channel
2. canal
3. conduit
4. (anatomy) duct, canal

Related terms

• canalizzare
• canalone
• incanalare
• canale di drenaggio
• canale di scolo

Descendants

• ? German: Kanal
• ? Polish: kana?
  • ? Russian: ?????? (kanava)
    • ? Azerbaijani: qanov
    • ? Bezhta: [script needed] (kanaw)
    • ? Finnish: kanava
    • ? Komi-Zyrian: ?????? (kanava)
    • ? Votic: kanava
  • ? Ukrainian: ?????? (kanava)

Latin

Noun

can?le

1. ablative singular of can?lis

References

• canale in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• canale in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka?na.le]

Noun

canale f pl (plural only)

1. garden balsam (Impatiens balsamina)

Synonyms

• balsamin?

Paronyms

• canal

Noun

canale n pl

1. plural of canal

References

• canale in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)