hinojo

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iˈnoxo/ [iˈno.xo] Rhymes: -oxo Syllabification: hi‧no‧jo === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish finojo, from Vulgar Latin *fenuclum, from Latin fēnuculum, from a diminutive of Latin fēnum. ==== Noun ==== hinojo m (plural hinojos) fennel ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old Spanish ynojo, from Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. ==== Noun ==== hinojo m (plural hinojos) (formal) knee (joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank) Synonym: rodilla ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === “hinojo”, 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