perfeba
Galician
Alternative forms
- perceba, prefreba
Etymology
From Late Latin palfebra, from palpebra. Doublet of pálpebra, a learned borrowing.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [peɾˈfeβɐ]
Noun
perfeba f (plural perfebas)
- (usually in the plural) eyelashes
- Synonym: pestana
Related terms
- pálpebra
References
- “perfeba” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “perfeba” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “perfeba” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “párpado”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos