big toe
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big toe
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From big + toe.
noun big toes
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The largest toe (usually) on each human foot (i.e. the toe closest to the other foot when the feet are flat on the ground, side by side, and the legs not crossed) or on a foot of certain other animals.
Similar: digitus primus pedis, great toe, hallux, large toe
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, toe. Our SoCal fave? Bigfoot toting a surfboard to hang 10 very big toes.
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noun largest of the toes of the foot of a human
| Español | dedo gordo (del/de pie), dedo gordo (podal), ortejo mayor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 엄지발가락 eomjibalgarak |
| 中文 | 大腳趾 /大脚趾 dàjiǎozhǐ, 拇指 mǔzhǐ, 拇趾 mǔzhǐ, 大趾 dàzhǐ |
| हिन्दी | अंगूठा aṅgūṭhā |
| Português | hálux, dedão do pé |
| Français | gros orteil, pouce du pied, hallux |
| Deutsch | große Zehe, großer Zeh |
| Italiano | alluce |
| Ελληνικά | μεγάλο δάκτυλο του ποδιού megálo dáktylo tou podioú |
| Română | degetul mare de la picior |
| Русский | большо́й па́лец bolʹšój pálec |
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title = {big toe},
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