💪Body parts
Head, jaw, ribs, shin — what you hit, what you guard, what hurts.
14 concepts
Columns follow the languages switched on at the top. Gender after the word (m/f/n); IPA beneath; notes, alternatives and origins underneath — nothing is hidden.
| Concept | English | Français | Español |
|---|---|---|---|
head noun | head | têtef From Latin testa 'pot' — slang that won. | cabezaf /kaˈbesa/ in Latin America. |
face noun | face | visagem | caraf |
jaw noun | jaw 'A glass jaw' = a fighter who gets knocked out easily. | mâchoiref | mandíbulaf |
chin noun | chin 'He has a good chin' = he can take a punch. | mentonm | barbillaf |
temple (side of head) noun | temple Same word as the building — unrelated roots that collided. | tempef The building is 'le temple' — different word. | sienf |
neck noun | neck | coum | cuellom |
shoulder noun | shoulder | épaulef | hombrom |
elbow noun | elbow In Muay Thai and MMA, also a strike: 'he threw an elbow'. | coudem | codom |
wrist noun | wrist The w is silent. | poignetm | muñecaf Also means 'doll'. |
fist noun | fist | poingm Coup de poing = punch. | puñom |
rib noun | rib 'Body shot to the ribs' — a liver shot lands just under them. | côtef Also 'coast' and 'chop' — same spelling. | costillaf |
knee noun | knee The k is silent — but German still says it. | genoum pl. genoux | rodillaf |
shin noun | shin What a low kick lands with — and on. | tibiam | espinillaf |
ankle noun | ankle | chevillef | tobillom |