noun · My Body

kneecap

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The meaning (definition) of the word kneecap

the small round bone right at the front of your knee

The word kneecap used in a sentence

Your kneecap is the round bone at your knee.

The plural of the word kneecap

kneecaps

How the word kneecap is said around the world

Frenchrotule (rohtewl)
Spanishrótula (rohtoolah)
Mandarin髌骨 (bìn gǔ)
Hindiघुटनों (guutnohn)
Arabicرضفة الركبة
Russianколенная чашечка (kolennaia chashechka)
Portuguese (EU)rótula (rawtooluh)
Portuguese (BR)rótula (khawtoola)
Japanese膝蓋骨 (shitsugaikotsu)
GermanKniescheibe (kneeshybuh)
Urduگھٹنے کی ٹوپی (gutnay kee tohpee)
Punjabiਗੋਡੇ ਦੀ ਟੋਪੀ (gohday dee tohpee)
Korean슬개골 (seulgaegol)
Hebrewפִּיקַת הַבֶּרֶך (peeykaht hahbayuhraykh)
Greekεπιγονάτιδα (epigonatida)
Dutchknieschijf (kneeskheif)
Tagalogtuhod (toohd)
Vietnamesexương bánh chè (sewuhng bayurny che)
Turkishdiz kapağı (diz kahpahu)
Persianکاسه زانو (kahsay zahnoo)
Polishrzepka (zhepkah)
Ukrainianколінна чашечка (kolinna chashechka)
Bengaliহাঁটুর টুপি (hahntoor toopee)
Swedishknäskål (kneskohl)
Italianrotula (rawtuulah)

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