ceja

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See also: cejá and čeja

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

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/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsexa/
  • 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

Etymology 2

Verb

ceja

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

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