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The joint where the foot meets the leg
Encoding Strategies:
mnemonic
visual

toe
body part
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below
beneath something
Tobillo means ankle and sounds like "toe0 below1," since your toes sit below it.
tobillo

ankle
The joint that connects the foot to the leg, including the bony knobs that stick out on either side of it.
Me torcí el tobillo bajando del autobúsI twisted my ankle getting off the bus
Lleva una cadena de plata en el tobilloShe wears a silver chain on her ankle