Masculine

cílio

Meaning

  1. (masculine) eyelash
  2. (masculine) cilium

Synonyms

celha

Cílio

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsi.li.u/
Etymology

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin cilium, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-yo-m, which is derived from *ḱel- (“to cover”). Cf. celha, inherited from the plural of the Latin word.

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