aixella

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *axella, from Late Latin ascella, from Latin axilla. Compare Occitan aissèla, French aisselle, Italian ascella. Doublet of axil·la, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əˈʃe.ʎə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ajˈʃe.ʎa/
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Noun

aixella f (plural aixelles)

(anatomy) armpit
Synonym: axil·la

Further reading

“aixella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“aixella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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