celha
Portuguese, noun/ˈse.ʎɐ/
celha is spelled C-E-L-H-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 63 million words in written Portuguese, the 220,311th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Celha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “eyelash (hair that grows along the edge of eyelids)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pestanas”.
What does celha mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineeyelash (hair that grows along the edge of eyelids)
- 2
feminineeyebrow (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket)
- 3
femininecilium (one of the hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of an organ)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pestanas 2. pelos que guarnecem as pálpebras
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of celha
- celhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce celha?
- Brazil /ˈse.ʎɐ/
- Portugal /ˈsɐ(j).ʎɐ/
- Portugal /ˈse.ʎɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is celha in Portuguese?
celha appears about once in every 63 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).