cila

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(Inglês)

A mixture used to give shine to wooden, metallic, leather etc. objects; polish, luster.
The state of having shine, lustre.
(figuratively) A fake and deceptive appearance; varnish, false front.
(figuratively) Unnecessarily or excessively showy appearance.
(slang) A softer liquor drunk after a hard liquor.

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Pronunciado como (IPA)

/d͡ʒiˈlaː/

Herdado de turco otomano

جلا

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جلا (cilā, “a cleansing, furbishing, burnishing; brightness, gloss, luster, any substance or process that gives luster; a polish; a dispelling grief, anxiety”), from Arabic جَلَاء (jalāʔ), verbal noun of جَلَا (jalā, “to polish, to clear, to remove, to depart”).