talus

noun pl. taluses or tali

1. the bone of the ankle that joins with the ends of the fibula, tibia, and calcaneus to form the ankle joint; anklebone
2. the entire ankle

Origin: ModL < L, ankle

noun

1. a slope
2. Geol.
   1. a pile of rock debris at the foot of a cliff
   2. a mantle of rock fragments on a slope below a rock face

Origin: Fr < OFr talu < L talutium, surface indications of the presence of subterranean gold, prob. of Iberian orig.