zigomo

Esperanto

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζῠ́γωμᾰ (zúgōma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ziˈɡomo]
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• Rhymes: -omo
• Hyphenation: zi‧go‧mo

Noun

zigomo (accusative singular zigomon, plural zigomoj, accusative plural zigomojn)

1. (anatomy) zygoma (the cheekbone)

   Synonym: vangosto

Italian

Alternative forms

• zigoma (uncommon)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζύγωμα (zúgōma), from ζυγόν (zugón, “yoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (“yoke”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈd͡zi.ɡo.mo/
• Rhymes: -iɡomo
• Hyphenation: zì‧go‧mo

Noun

zigomo m (plural zigomi)

1. (anatomy) cheekbone

   Synonyms: osso zigomatico, osso malare, malare

Related terms

• zigomi sporgenti (“high cheekbones”)

Further reading

• zigomo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• zigomo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• zigomo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• zigomo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• zìgomo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• żìgomo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana