panturrilha
Portuguese, noun/pɐ̃.tuˈʁi.ʎɐ/
panturrilha is spelled P-A-N-T-U-R-R-I-L-H-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 39,050th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Panturrilha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “calf (back of the leg below the knee)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “a parte posterior, carnuda, da perna, formada pelos músculos gêmeos”.
What does panturrilha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecalf (back of the leg below the knee)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. a parte posterior, carnuda, da perna, formada pelos músculos gêmeos
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of panturrilha
- panturrilhas plural
- pantorrilha alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce panturrilha?
- Brazil /pɐ̃.tuˈʁi.ʎɐ/
- Brazil [pɐ̃.tuˈhi.ʎɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is panturrilha in Portuguese?
panturrilha appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).