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coscia

thigh

noun KOH-shah Rare

Origin: From Latin 'coxa' (hip, thigh).

Also means

drumstick (of poultry)

Usage Note

Coscia refers to the human thigh (la coscia destra, the right thigh) and also to the thigh/drumstick cut of poultry in cooking (coscia di pollo). The plural is cosce, following the -ia → -e pattern. Not to be confused with il ginocchio (knee) or la gamba (leg below the thigh).

Examples

"Mi fa male la coscia dopo la corsa."

Natural Translation

My thigh hurts after the run.

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