guancia

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Italian

Etymology

From Lombardic *wankja, from Proto-Germanic *wangô. Compare Old High German wanga (modern German Wange).

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:it-pronunciation at line 350: With more than two vowels and an unrecognized suffix, stress must be explicitly given: guancia

Noun

guancia f (plural guance)

  1. 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