zella
Aragonese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin cilia, accusative plural of cilium (“eyelid”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
zella f (plural zellas)
References edit
- “ceja”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
zella f (uncountable) (regional, Rome)
- filth
- (in particular) sticky dark grime formed by dead skin and sweat which usually accumulates in places that are touched often
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- zella in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- Augusto Pantoni (2001) “La zélla”, in www.romacultura.it[1] (in Italian), archived from the original on 30 January 2020