zella

Aragonese

Alternative forms

• sella (Benasquese), zillo

Etymology

From Latin cilia, accusative plural of cilium (“eyelid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθeʎa/
• Rhymes: -eʎa
• Syllabification: ze‧lla

Noun

zella f (plural zellas)

1. (anatomy) eyebrow

References

• “ceja”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Italian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈt͡sel.la/
• Rhymes: -ella
• Hyphenation: zél‧la

Noun

zella f (uncountable) (regional, Rome)

1. filth

   Synonyms: sporcizia, sudiciume

2. (in particular) sticky dark grime formed by dead skin and sweat which usually accumulates in places that are touched often

Derived terms

• zelloso

Further reading

• 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