Etymology

From Old Portuguese gẽollo, from Vulgar Latin *genuclum, syncopated from earlier *genuculum, variant of Late Latin geniculum, diminutive of Latin genū ‎(“knee”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒo.ˈeʎ.u/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒwɐ.ʎu/, /ˈʒwɐj.ʎu/