perfeba

Galician

Alternative forms

• perceba, prefreba

Etymology

From Late Latin palfebra, from palpebra. Doublet of pálpebra, a learned borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾˈfeba/ [peɾˈfe.β̞ɐ]
• Rhymes: -eba
• Hyphenation: per‧fe‧ba

Noun

perfeba f (plural perfebas)

1. (usually in the plural) eyelashes

   Synonym: pestana

Related terms

• pálpebra

References

• “perfeba” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “perfeba” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “perfeba” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.