zigomo
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Esperanto
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζῠ́γωμᾰ (zúgōma).
Pronunciation
Noun
zigomo (accusative singular zigomon, plural zigomoj, accusative plural zigomojn)
References
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζύγωμα (zúgōma), from ζυγόν (zugón, “yoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (“yoke”).
Pronunciation
Noun
zigomo m (plural zigomi)
- (anatomy) cheekbone
- Synonyms: osso zigomatico, osso malare, malare
Related terms
- zigomi sporgenti (“high cheekbones”)
Further reading
- zigomo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- zigomo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- zigomo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- zigomo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- zìgomo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- żìgomo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana