noun, masculine/emˈpeine/plural: empeines
instep; upper (of footwear)
From en- (“in-”) + peine (“comb”), because of its similarity to a comb.
/emˈpeine/
instep; upper (of footwear)
From en- (“in-”) + peine (“comb”), because of its similarity to a comb.
dermatophytosis, ringworm
“Si un huanaco escupe a una persona, le salen a ésta muchas verrugas. En otras provincias dicen que salen empeines.”
Inherited from Latin impetīgō. Doublet of the borrowed impétigo.