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sofraxe

Pronunciation: [sʊˈfɾaʃɪ]

“sofraxe” is a Galician word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. hough, poplit, ham (the region back of the knee joint)
  2. hock of a quadruped's hind leg

Etymology

Attested since the 18th century. From Late Latin suffragō (“hough, ham”), from sub- + *frāgō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrāg- (“rump, hock, hindquarters”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break, crack, split”). Catalan sofraja.

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