hallux

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/ˈhæləks/

noun

A big toe.

Similar
big toegreat toe
OriginLate Latin hallux ← Latin allus →
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Meanings

nounhallux (plural halluces or halluxes)

plural halluces · plural halluxes

  1. anatomyA big toe.

    His left foot winced. The hallux nail, ill-cut, / Assailed its neighbour toe with a shrewd nip.

    1995, Anthony Burgess, Byrne

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe first largest innermost toe

Similar
big toegreat toe
Broader
toe
Also see
big toegreat toe

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinallus
  2. Late Latinhallux
  3. Englishhallux

From Late Latin hallux, from Latin allus, hallus.

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Translations

Spanish hallux
  • halluxbig toe
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APA

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MLA

“hallux.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hallux. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hallux,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hallux.

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