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Same in spanish.

• whstl 3y ago
  I think that's also the more "technical" term for armpit in english, so probably not an accident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axilla https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axilla
  • mattsan 3y ago
    Yep, comes from Latin! [1] [1]: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/axilla#:~:text=The%20usual%20Late%20Latin%20form,%22armpit%2C%22%20French%20aisselle https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/axilla#:~:text=Th....
  • anthk 3y ago
    In Spanish too. The usual term it's "sobaco" which came from sub-brachium, under the arm.
    • SwiftyBug 3y ago
      Didn't know that! In Portuguese, we use the word "Suvaco"