pestaña

See also: pestana

Asturian

Noun

pestaña f (plural pestañes)

1. eyelash

Synonyms

• pistaña

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Spanish

Etymology

Probably borrowed via Basque from Vulgar Latin *pistanna, from an uncertain Indo-European language, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pstḗn (“teat, nipple”); compare Proto-Germanic *spenô (“nipple”) and Ancient Greek στῆθος (stêthos, “breast, chest”). Compare Portuguese pestana (“eyelash”).

Noun

pestaña f (plural pestañas)

1. flange
2. (anatomy) eyelash
3. (computing) tab (navigational widget in a GUI)

Derived terms

• pestañear
• pestañeo

See also

• patín
• reborde

References

• Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN