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cankle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkæŋkəl/
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  • rhymes with -æŋkəl

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noun

Meaning 1

An obese or otherwise swollen ankle that blends into the calf without clear demarcation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of calf + ankle.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 胖腳踝 /胖脚踝 (pàng jiǎohuái) — an obese or otherwise swollen ankle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腳踝贅肉 /脚踝赘肉 (jiǎohuái zhuì ròu) — an obese or otherwise swollen ankle
  • Dutch: kenkel — an obese or otherwise swollen ankle
  • Finnish: paksu nilkka — an obese or otherwise swollen ankle
  • French: cheville enflée — an obese or otherwise swollen ankle
  • German: Stamper — an obese or otherwise swollen ankle
  • German: Stamperl (Austro-Bavarian) — an obese or otherwise swollen ankle
  • German: Krautstampfer — an obese or otherwise swollen ankle
  • German: Wurstknöchel — an obese or otherwise swollen ankle
  • Hungarian: bokaödéma — an obese or otherwise swollen ankle
  • Portuguese: tornozelo inchado — an obese or otherwise swollen ankle
  • Russian: распу́хшая щи́колотка (raspúxšaja ščíkolotka) — an obese or otherwise swollen ankle
  • Spanish: tobillo hinchado — an obese or otherwise swollen ankle