Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin cilium, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-yo-m, which is derived from *ḱel- (to cover).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiʎ.ʎo/
  • Rhymes: -iʎʎo
  • Hyphenation: cì‧glio
  • (file)

Noun edit

ciglio m (plural (in the literal meanings) ciglia f or (in the figurative meanings or rarely in the literal meanings) cigli m)

  1. eyelash
  2. eyebrow
    Synonym: sopracciglio
  3. (figurative) border, edge, side, gutter (of a street)
    Synonyms: margine, bordo, lato, orlo
  4. (figurative, poetic) eye, look
    Synonym: sguardo
  5. (in the plural, biology) cilia

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