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sobrancelha.

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

11 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/so.bɾɐ̃ˈse.ʎɐ/Brazil/su.bɾɐ̃ˈsɐ(j).ʎɐ/Portugal[su.βɾɐ̃ˈsɐ(j).ʎɐ]Portugal/su.bɾɐ̃ˈse.ʎɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. eyebrow (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sobrancelha, sobrencelha, from Latin supercilia, plural of supercilium (“eyebrow”), from super (“above”) + cilium (“eyelid”). Doublet of supercílio. A nasal infix developed in Portuguese, as with Romansh survantscheglia; cf. also Romanian sprânceană.

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