mascella

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mascella

/maʃˈʃɛlla/

Where it comes from

dal latino maxĭlla, diminutivo di mala cioè "mascella"

noun mascelle

ognuna delle due ossa della bocca in cui sono piantati i denti

Similar: guancia

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: guancia

In English

jaw bone holding the teeth
jowl jaw
maxilla bone of upper jaw

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@misc{mascella_2026,
  title = {mascella},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/mascella},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}