calcagno

== Italian == === Etymology === From Latin calcāneum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kalˈkaɲ.ɲo/ Rhymes: -aɲɲo Hyphenation: cal‧cà‧gno === Noun === calcagno m (plural calcagni m or (in fixed expressions) calcagna f) (anatomy) heel heel (of a shoe) Synonym: tacco ==== Usage notes ==== The feminine plural calcagna is mainly used in the sense “being at somebody's heels”: Loro stanno alle calcagna del ladro. ― They are pursuing the robber. (lit. "They are at the robber's heels.") ==== Derived terms ==== calcagnolo scalcagnato ==== Related terms ==== calcare === Further reading === calcagno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana calcagno in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa