ceja

/ˈθexa/ · B2 · noun · f

eyebrow

ceja — eyebrow

🤨 ceja sounds like SAY-ha: say HA with a raised eyebrow

Spanish ceja (eyebrow) comes from Latin cilia, eyelids or lashes. The sense of rim or edge comes from the eyebrow sitting on the edge of the eye socket. A guitar fret is a ridge across the neck, like a brow ridge.

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