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How do you say "eyelash" in Spanish (Latin America)?
la pestaña
In Spanish (Latin America), "eyelash" is la pestaña.
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Pronunciation
"la pestaña" is spoken as LA pehs-TAH-nah in this dialect, the second-to-last syllable taking the beat, each vowel held clean and short rather than drawn out.
Grammar notes
la pestaña is feminine. Its plural is pestañas.
Example sentence
Una pestaña cayó sobre su mejilla.
An eyelash fell onto her cheek.
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How to remember la pestaña
Picture the example sentence playing out like a tiny scene: "An eyelash fell onto her cheek." and let that image anchor "pestaña" in your mind.
Related words
- skull el cráneo
- spine la columna vertebral
- rib la costilla
- skin la piel
- nail el clavo
- elbow el codo
- wrist la muñeca
- ankle el tobillo
- knee la rodilla
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Questions about la pestaña
How do you pronounce la pestaña?
"la pestaña" is spoken as LA pehs-TAH-nah in this dialect, the second-to-last syllable taking the beat, each vowel held clean and short rather than drawn out.
Is la pestaña masculine or feminine?
la pestaña is feminine. la pestaña is feminine. Its plural is pestañas.
How is la pestaña used in Spanish (Latin America)?
la pestaña is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Una pestaña cayó sobre su mejilla. (An eyelash fell onto her cheek.).
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