ciglio
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin cilium, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-yo-m, which is derived from *ḱel- (“to cover”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ciglio m (plural (in the literal meanings) ciglia f or (in the figurative meanings or rarely in the literal meanings) cigli m)
- eyelash
- eyebrow
- Synonym: sopracciglio
- (figurative) border, edge, side, gutter (of a street)
- (figurative, poetic) eye, look
- Synonym: sguardo
- (in the plural, biology) cilia