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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

parte interna da coxa

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpaʁ.tʃi inˈtɛʁ.nɐ da ˈko.ʃɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Inner thigh/ˈɪn.ər θaɪ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14200 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O exercício fortalece a parte interna da coxa."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The medial part of the human leg situated between the hip and the knee.

    "She felt a slight muscle strain in her inner thigh after doing deep lunges."
  2. 2

    The area of clothing corresponding to the inner side of the leg on trousers or shorts.

    "The jeans wore out quickly along the inner thigh from continuous friction."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a descriptive compound formed from the native Old English words 'inner' (comparative of 'in') and 'thigh' (from Old English 'þēoh', of Germanic origin). It has been utilized in anatomical and everyday contexts for centuries to precisely designate the medial aspect of the human leg between the hip and the knee.

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