suffrago

noun

suf·​fra·​go

səˈfrā(ˌ)gō

plural -s

1

: the hock of a horse

2

: the tarsal joint of a bird : knee

Word History

Etymology

New Latin suffragin-, suffrago, from Latin, probably from sub- + frangere to break

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