ciglio

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ciglio

  • /ˈt͡ʃiʎʎo/

Where it comes from

dal latino cilium cioè "palpebra" e poi ciglio"

noun ciglia

  1. ciascuno dei peli che orlano le palpebre

Similar: sopracciglio, bordo, margine, orlo, sponda

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: sopracciglio, bordo, margine, orlo, sponda

In English

  • eyelash hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
  • brow the projecting upper edge of a steep place such as a hill
  • brink edge
  • cilium hairlike organelle projecting from eukaryotic cell

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"ciglio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/ciglio. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

ciglio. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/ciglio

Chicago

"ciglio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/ciglio.

BibTeX
@misc{ciglio_2026,
  title = {ciglio},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/ciglio},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}