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How do you say "eyelash" in Spanish?
la pestaña
In Spanish, "eyelash" is la pestaña.
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Pronunciation
You want to land on "la pestaña" - ñ is a soft 'ny' sound, like in 'canyon'; stress falls naturally on the second-to-last syllable; "la" marks gender, not stress.
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
Focus on the opening sound of "pestaña" first, get comfortable with it, then let the rest of the word trail off naturally.
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- 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?
You want to land on "la pestaña" - ñ is a soft 'ny' sound, like in 'canyon'; stress falls naturally on the second-to-last syllable; "la" marks gender, not stress.
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?
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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