English → Latin
“hock” in Latin
suffrāgōthe ham or hough, hock of a quadruped's hind legpoplesthe ham of the knee, the hough, the hock; the knee
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
hock s.
suffrago (knee-joint of the hind leg of four-footed animals): poples (general term for knee-joint; of men or animals).
hock v.
succidere poplites (Liv.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for hock?
- The usual Latin words for “hock” are suffrāgō, poples. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.