Spanish

Noun

hinojo m ‎(plural hinojos)

1. fennel

Etymology 2

From Old Spanish ynojo, from Vulgar Latin *genuclum, syncopated from earlier *genuculum, variant of Late Latin geniculum, diminutive of Latin genū ‎(“knee”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

Noun

hinojo m ‎(plural hinojos)

1. knee

Synonyms

• rodilla

References

• “hinojo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2001.