pestana

See also: Pestana and pestaña

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pestana (independently attested in both corpora), of uncertain origin: probably from Paleo-Hispanic *pĭstannā.[1] Cognate with Portuguese pestana, Mirandese pestanha, Asturian pestaña, Spanish pestaña and Catalan pestanya.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pesˈtana̝/

Noun

pestana f (plural pestanas)

  1. eyelash (one of the hairs which grow along the edge of eyelids)
    Synonym: perfeba

References

  1. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “pestaña”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nɐ
  • Homophone: Pestana
  • Hyphenation: pes‧ta‧na

Noun

pestana f (plural pestanas)

  1. eyelash (one of the hairs which grow along the edge of eyelids)
    Synonyms: celho, cílio
  2. nap (short period of sleep)
    Synonyms: cochilo, sesta, soneca
  3. (music) nut (a small piece at the peghead end of the fingerboard of string instruments that holds the strings)
  4. (music) barre chord (type of chord where a finger presses multiple strings)

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