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pestana.

eyelash (one of the hairs which grow along the edge of eyelids)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/pesˈtɐ̃.nɐ/Brazil/peʃˈtɐ̃.nɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/pɨʃˈtɐ.nɐ/Portugal/pɨʃˈta.nɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. eyelash (one of the hairs which grow along the edge of eyelids)

    feminine
  2. nap (short period of sleep)

    feminine
  3. nut (a small piece at the peghead end of the fingerboard of string instruments that holds the strings)

    feminine
  4. barre chord (type of chord where a finger presses multiple strings)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese pestana, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Galician pestana, Mirandese pestanha, Asturian and Spanish pestaña and Catalan pestanya.

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