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sprânceană

Română

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sprânceană¹

  • [sprɨnˈtʃe̯anə]

Where it comes from

From a Vulgar Latin root *supercenna, from *supergenna, formed from a confusion of Latin supercilia and gena (whence came Romanian geană), or from supercilia with influence from geană in early Romanian or Proto-Romanian, analogous to the original Latin deriving from super (“above”) + cilia (“eyelash”). Compare Spanish sobreceño. The Romanian word (as well as the Aromanian equivalent sprindzeanã) developed a nasal infix, similarly to Portuguese sobrancelha, Romansh survantscheglia. Cf. also sufruncea.

noun sprâncene · sprânceană · sprânceana · sprâncenele

  1. feminine eyebrow

Sprânceană²

Where it comes from

From sprânceană.

proper noun lui Sprânceană

  1. masculine a surname

In English

  • eyebrow hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket

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"sprânceană." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/spr%C3%A2ncean%C4%83. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sprânceană. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/spr%C3%A2ncean%C4%83

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"sprânceană." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/spr%C3%A2ncean%C4%83.

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@misc{spra_nceana_2026,
  title = {sprânceană},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/spr%C3%A2ncean%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}