malleolus
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malleolus
- /maˈliː.əl.əs/ UK
- /məˈliː.əl.əs/ US
Rhymes with -iːələs
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin malleolus (“a small hammer or mallet”); itself from malleus (“a hammer, mallet”) + -olus (“diminutive suffix”).
noun malleoli · malleoluses
- The bony prominence with a shape likened to a hammerhead, especially each of those at the distal end of the fibula or tibia, on either side of the ankle joint.
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Talk about this word "malleolus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/malleolus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. malleolus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/malleolus "malleolus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/malleolus.Cite this
@misc{malleolus_2026,
title = {malleolus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malleolus},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
