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===Further reading===
===Further reading===

Revision as of 05:37, 13 September 2023

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *guancia, borrowed from Lombardic *wankja, from Proto-Germanic *wangô (cheek). Compare Old High German wanga (modern German Wange). Doublet of gargia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwan.t͡ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -antʃa
  • Hyphenation: guàn‧cia

Noun

guancia f (plural guance)

  1. (anatomy) cheek (the soft skin on each side of the face)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • guancia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana