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flanco

flanco

Portuguese

Noun

flanco m (plural flancos)

  1. flank

Spanish

Etymology

From French flanc, from Middle French flanc, from Old French flanc, of Germanic origin, probably Frankish *hlanca, from Proto-Germanic *hlankaz ‎(“flexible", "to bend”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleng- ‎(“to bend”). Akin to Old High German hlanca ‎(“loin”), Middle High German lanke ‎(“hip joint”) (German lenken ‎(“to bend, turn, lead”)), Old English hlanc ‎(“loose, slender, flaccid, lank”). More at lank.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflan.ko/

Noun

flanco m ‎(plural flancos)

  1. flank

Etymology

From French flanc, from Middle French flanc, from Old French flanc, of Germanic origin, probably Frankish *hlanca, from Proto-Germanic *hlankaz ‎(“flexible", "to bend”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleng- ‎(“to bend”). Akin to Old High German hlanca ‎(“loin”), Middle High German lanke ‎(“hip joint”) (German lenken ‎(“to bend, turn, lead”)), Old English hlanc ‎(“loose, slender, flaccid, lank”). More at lank.

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