( fruituena)

[from Rom.; cf. Cast. "anca" (haunch)] iz.

1. Anat.

a. leg; zaldiaren lau \hanka the four legs of a horse; intsektu guztiek seina \hanka dituzte all insects have six legs each; gereziondotik behera jausita, \hanka hautsi zitzaion he broke his leg from falling out of a cherry tree

b. [ izenen aurrean ] leg-; \hanka-hezur legbone; zaldien \hanka-hotsak the sounds from horses' feet

c. (esa.) lau \hankatan ibili to go on all fours; \hanka bat hautsi Argot. to tie the knot | to marry; \hanka hautsi to lose one's {chastity || virginity}; \hanka hoztu zaio Argot. he kicked the bucket Argot. | he died; \hanka sartu to put one's foot in it; \hanka sartu dut eta as I put my foot in it; \hanka sartu dute, bai, inkestagileek, hondo-hondoraino the pollsters have certainly put their foot in it... big time; \hankaz gora i. ( nahastuta, ordenarik ez) in a mess ii. ( erori) headlong; \hankaz gora erori he fell headlong; \hankaz gora aurrera eraman to drag along; buztana \hanka artean zuela with his tail between his legs

2. Lagunart. ( oina) foot; \hankak arinak eta burua arinago, dantzan hobeto daki arta jorran baino light on his feet and lighter in the head, he can dance better than he can weed

a. ( fruituena) segment

b. ( altzariari d.) leg

c. ( perretxikoari d.) stipe, stalk

iz.

1. Anat. thigh; ezkerrezko \izterrean zauri bat zuela being wounded in his left thigh

2. ( fruituena, e.a.) segment