ciglio

From Latin cilium, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-yo-m, which is derived from *ḱel- (“to cover”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiʎ.ʎo/
• Rhymes: -iʎʎo
• Hyphenation: cì‧glio

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ciglio m (plural (in the literal meanings) ciglia f or (in the figurative meanings or rarely in the literal meanings) cigli m)

1. eyelash
2. eyebrow

   Synonym: sopracciglio

3. (figurative) border, edge, side, gutter (of a street)

   Synonyms: margine, bordo, lato, orlo

4. (figurative, poetic) eye, look

   Synonym: sguardo

5. (in the plural, biology) cilia

• cigliato
• ciglione
• sopracciglio

• cigoli, logici