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la mejilla
cheek
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How do you say mejilla in Spanish?
How do you pronounce mejilla in Spanish?
mejilla is pronounced /la meˈxiʎa/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La mejilla izquierda de la niña estaba colorada después de jugar.
The left cheek of the girl was red after playing.
Tiene una pequeña cicatriz en la mejilla derecha que es casi invisible.
She has a small scar on her right cheek that is almost invisible.
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Why is it feminine?
Mejilla is feminine because it derives from Latin "maxilla" (jawbone/cheek), which was a feminine noun in Latin, and Spanish inherited this grammatical gender along with the word. The shift from Latin's -a ending to Spanish's -a ending preserved the feminine gender that was standard for Latin first-declension nouns.
What is the Spanish word for cheek?
The Spanish word for cheek is la mejilla — feminine.
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