genu

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( jē′no̅o̅, -nyo̅o̅, jen′o̅o̅, -yo̅o̅)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ge•nu  ( jē′no̅o̅, -nyo̅o̅, jen′o̅o̅, -yo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n., pl. ge•nu•a ( jen′o̅o̅ ə, -yo̅o̅ ə).USA pronunciation [Anat., Zool.]
  1. Anatomy, Zoologythe knee.
  2. Anatomy, Zoologya kneelike part or bend.
  • Latin; cognate with Greek góny knee
  • 1850–55
ge′nu•al, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
genu / ˈdʒɛnjuː/ ( genua / ˈdʒɛnjʊə/)
  1. the technical name for the knee
Etymology: Latin: knee
'genu' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
genu valgum - genuflect - genuine - hyperingenuity - knee - superingenuity

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