zella

Aragonese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin cilia, accusative plural of cilium (“eyelid”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθeʎa/
  • Rhymes: -eʎa
  • Syllabification: ze‧lla

Noun

zella f (plural zellas)

  1. (anatomy) eyebrow

References
  • “ceja”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Italian

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): */ˈt͡sel.la/
  • Rhymes: -ella
  • Hyphenation: zél‧la

Noun

zella f (uncountable) (regional, Rome)

  1. filth
    Synonyms: sporcizia, sudiciume
  2. (in particular) sticky dark grime formed by dead skin and sweat which usually accumulates in places that are touched often

Derived terms

Further reading
  • zella in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • Augusto Pantoni (2001) “La zélla”, in www.romacultura.it‎ (in Italian), archived from the original on 30 January 2020
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