oreja
/oˈɾexa/ · B1 · noun · f
external ear
👂 oreja comes from Latin auricula, little ear, the root of English auricle
Latin auris meant ear; the diminutive auricula, little ear, became oreja in Spanish, orelha in Portuguese and oreille in French. English keeps the same root in auricle, the medical name for the outer ear.