Spanish word

pestaña

Pronunciation

IPA/pesˈtaɲa/

Meaning

  • feminine nouneyelash

Example

Ella tiene pestañas largas.

She has long eyelashes.

Illustration for pestaña (eyelash)

More examples

Me puse pestañas postizas para la boda.

I put on false eyelashes for the wedding.

Core concept

Row of short fine hairs along the eyelid margin.

Common phrases

  • pestañas largas

    long eyelashes

  • pestañas postizas

    false eyelashes

  • rizar pestañas

    curl eyelashes

Similar words

ceja: Thick hairs arranged in an arch above the eye.
pelo: Strands of hair that grow on the head or over the body.

Definition in Spanish

Conjunto de pelos cortos y finos en el borde del párpado; también, pieza pequeña en forma de lengüeta o solapa en objetos e interfaces.

Word origin

The word derives from a Romance root recorded in medieval Spanish meaning 'edge' or 'small wing', and that sense extends from the eyelid border to small tab- or flap-shaped pieces.

Usage tips

  • Collocations and context determine the sense: tener plus descriptive adjectives points to eyelashes, while verbs about opening and closing or interface language point to tabs or flaps.

Other meanings

  • tabnoun
  • flapnoun

Related words

  • pestañearblinkverb
  • pestañeoblinknoun

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