🇪🇸 Spanish

cejas

feminine

las cejas

eyebrows

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cejas
/las ˈθexas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cejas in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈθexas/

How do you pronounce cejas in Spanish?

cejas is pronounced /las ˈθexas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La ceja izquierda de mi hermana es más gruesa que la derecha.

My sister's left eyebrow is thicker than the right one.

Ella se depila las cejas oscuras cada mes para mantenerlas perfectas.

She waxes her dark eyebrows every month to keep them perfect.

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Why is it feminine?

Cejas is feminine because it derives from Latin "cilia" (eyelashes), which was a feminine noun. The gender was preserved through Spanish phonetic evolution, and while the word's primary meaning in modern Spanish is "eyebrow," it retains the feminine gender from its Latin origin.

What is the Spanish word for eyebrows?

The Spanish word for eyebrows is las cejas — feminine.

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