noun, masculine/emˈpeine/plural: empeines
empeine is masculine in Spanish.
instep; upper (of footwear)
From en- (“in-”) + peine (“comb”), because of its similarity to a comb.
/emˈpeine/
empeine is masculine in Spanish.
instep; upper (of footwear)
From en- (“in-”) + peine (“comb”), because of its similarity to a comb.
empeine is masculine in Spanish.
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.