pestana

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See also: Pestana and pestaña

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pestana, of uncertain origin: probably from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "qfa-sub-ibe" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF. *pĭstannā.[1] Cognate with Portuguese pestana, Mirandese pestanha, Asturian pestaña, Spanish pestaña and Catalan pestanya.

Pronunciation

Noun

pestana f (plural pestanas)

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

References


Portuguese

Pestanas

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pes.ˈtɐ.na/, /pes.ˈtɐ.nɐ/, /peʃ.ˈtɐ.nɐ/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "PT" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pɨʃ.ˈtɐ.nɐ/
  • Homophone: Pestana
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃na

Noun

pestana f (plural s)

  1. eyelash (one of the hairs which grow along the edge of eyelids)
  2. nap (short period of sleep)
  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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