Feminine
guancia
Meaning
cheek (the soft skin on each side of the face)
Translations
mejilla
Wange
joue
galta
wang
bochecha
μάγουλο
bucca
gep
gauta
yanakFrequency
Hyphenated as
guàn‧cia
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡwan.t͡ʃa/
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *guancia, borrowed from Lombardic *wankja, from Proto-Germanic *wangô (“cheek”). Compare Old High German wanga (modern German Wange). Doublet of gargia.
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