clune

See also: Clune

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clūnem (“buttock”), from Proto-Italic *klounis, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlównis (“buttocks, hip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklu.ne/
• Rhymes: -une
• Hyphenation: clù‧ne

Noun

clune f (plural cluni) (literary)

1. (anatomy, usually in the plural) buttock

   Synonyms: gluteo, natica

Latin

Noun

clūne

1. ablative singular of clūnis