zella
Aragonese
Etymology
From Latin cilia, accusative plural of cilium (“eyelid”).
Noun
zella ?
- (anatomy) eyebrow
Italian
Etymology
Uncertain. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ˈt͡sel.la/
- Rhymes: -ella
- Hyphenation: zél‧la
Noun
zella f (uncountable) (regional, Rome)
- filth
- Synonyms: sporcizia, sudiciume
- (in particular) sticky dark grime formed by dead skin and sweat which usually accumulates in places that are touched often
Derived terms
- zelloso
Further reading
- zella in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- “La zélla”, in www.romacultura.it (in Italian), 2001, archived from the original on 2020-01-30