cheekbone
Meaning
The small prominent bone of the cheek.
Synonyms
jugal bone
os zygomaticum
buttress of tree
cheek bone
Translations
pómulo
zigomo
jukbeen
pòmul
os malaire
zigoma
Wangenbein
ζυγωματικόFrequency
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English chekebon, chekbone, from Old English ċēacbān (“cheekbone”); equivalent to cheek + bone. Compare Dutch kaakbeen (“jawbone”).
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