pestana

Meaning

1. (feminine) eyelash (one of the hairs which grow along the edge of eyelids)
2. (feminine) nap (short period of sleep)
3. (feminine) nut (a small piece at the peghead end of the fingerboard of string instruments that holds the strings)
4. (feminine) barre chord (type of chord where a finger presses multiple strings)

Concepts

eyelash

cilium

eyebrows

lash

nut

slumber

bar

capotasto

Synonyms

cílio

cochilo

soneca

celha

capotraste

Translations

pestaña

cil

ciglio

Wimper

pestanya

wimper

Augenwimper

cilia

βλεφαρίδα

cils

برژانگ

هُدْب

رِمْش

ciglia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pesˈtɐ̃.nɐ/

Etymology

Cognate with Galician: pestana

Cognate with Mirandese: pestanha

Cognate with Catalan: pestanya

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese pestana, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Galician pestana, Mirandese pestanha, Asturian and Spanish pestaña and Catalan pestanya.