ceja

See also: cejá and čeja

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛja/, [ˈt͡seja]

Determiner

ceja

1. nominative singular feminine of ceji

Spanish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin cilia, plural of cilium (“eyelid”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-yo-m, which is derived from *ḱel- (“to cover”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθexa/ [ˈθe.xa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsexa/ [ˈse.xa]
• Rhymes: -exa
• Syllabification: ce‧ja

Noun

ceja f (plural cejas)

1. (anatomy) eyebrow
2. rim, edge

   Synonym: borde

3. (music) fret

   Synonym: traste

4. (music) capotasto

   Synonym: cejilla

5. clearing (in the woods, in clouds, etc.)

   Synonym: claro

Derived terms

• arquear las cejas
• ceja de monte
• cejudo
• entrecejo
• hasta las cejas
• quemarse las cejas
• tener entre ceja y ceja

Related terms

• cilio

Etymology 2

Verb

ceja

1. inflection of cejar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “ceja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10