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Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From earlier mexilla, maxiella, from Vulgar Latin *maxella, from Latin maxilla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /meˈxiʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /meˈxiʎa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /meˈxiʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /meˈxiʒa/
- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa
- Syllabification: me‧ji‧lla
Noun
mejilla f (plural mejillas)
- (anatomy) cheek
- Synonyms: cachete, carrillo
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