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celha.

eyelash (hair that grows along the edge of eyelids)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈse.ʎɐ/Brazil/ˈsɐ(j).ʎɐ/Portugal/ˈse.ʎɐ/Northern, Portugal/ˈse.ʎɐ/Central, Portugal
  1. eyelash (hair that grows along the edge of eyelids)

    feminine
  2. eyebrow (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket)

    feminine
  3. cilium (one of the hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of an organ)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?] (compare Galician cella), from Latin cilia (compare Spanish ceja), from cilium. Doublet of cílio.

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