See also: pestana

Asturian

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Noun

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pestaña f (plural pestañes)

  1. eyelash

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Old Spanish pestaña (eyelash and eyebrow area; eyelash), cognate with Portuguese pestana (eyelash), Catalan pestanya (eyelash) and Gascon Occitan pestana, from Vulgar Latin *pistanna, and related to Basque pizta (rheum, eye sleep) and piztule (pestaña).

Coromines and Pascual conjecture that the Vulgar Latin term is perhaps from an uncertain Indo-European language, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pstḗn (teat, nipple), as an extension in the sense of something that hangs from the body.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pesˈtaɲa/ [pesˈt̪a.ɲa]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɲa
  • Syllabification: pes‧ta‧ña

Noun

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pestaña f (plural pestañas)

  1. (anatomy) eyelash
  2. (graphical user interface) tab (navigational widget)
  3. flange

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

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