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Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin palpebra. Doublet of perfeba. Cognate with Portuguese pálpebra.
Pronunciation
Noun
pálpebra f (plural pálpebras)
- eyelid (mobile membrane that covers and protects the visible part of the eye)
- Synonym: capela do ollo
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “palpebra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pálpebra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pálpebra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin palpebra.
Pronunciation
Noun
pálpebra f (plural pálpebras)
- eyelid (a thin skin membrane which moves over an eye)
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