English

Etymology
knee + cap

Noun
en-noun

1. The flat, roundish bone in the knee.

Synonyms
(bone): knee-pan, patella, rotula

Translations
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Finnish: polvilumpio
French: rotule f
German: Kniescheibe f
Italian: rotula#Italian|rotula f
Northern Sami: �ibbeskálžu
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Persian: FAchar|کشکک زا�� (kashkak)
Polish: rzepka f
Slovene: poga�ica f
Scottish Gaelic: failmean m
Spanish: rótula f
Swedish: knäskål c
Telugu: మ��ా�ి �ిప�ప (mOkaaTi chippa)
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Verb
en-verb|kneecap|p|ed

1. transitive To destroy the kneecaps of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees, as a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.

Related terms
kneecapping

Italian

Noun
patella f (plural patelle)

1. limpet

Category:Skeleton

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