meixela
Galician
editEtymology
editFrom Latin maxilla. Cognate with Spanish mejilla.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmeixela f (plural meixelas)
- cheekbone
- Synonym: pómulo
- cheek
- protruding extremes of an axle
References
edit- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “meixela”, 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), “meixela”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “meixela”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN