NAVEL


Meaning of NAVEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnā-vəl ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nafela; akin to Old High German nabalo navel, Latin umbilicus, Greek omphalos

Date: before 12th century

1. : a depression in the middle of the abdomen that marks the point of former attachment of the umbilical cord or yolk stalk

2. : the central point : middle

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.