empeine

== Hiligaynon == === Etymology === From Spanish empeine, from Latin impetigo, impetiginem. === Noun === empéine herpes == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /emˈpeine/ [ẽmˈpei̯.ne] Rhymes: -eine Syllabification: em‧pei‧ne === Etymology 1 === From en- (“in-”) +‎ peine (“comb”), because of its similarity to a comb. ==== Noun ==== empeine m (plural empeines) (anatomy) instep upper (of footwear) === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Latin impetīgō. Doublet of the borrowed impétigo. ==== Noun ==== empeine m (plural empeines) (pathology, dermatology) dermatophytosis, ringworm === Further reading === “empeine”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025