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The Latin word for cheek is
gena





cheek



Translations for cheek and their definitions

gena
     1. n. cheek
     2. n. eye socket
     3. n. (rare) eye or eyelid


bucca
     1. n. the lower part of the cheek.
     2. n.          (plural) the jaw.
     3. n.          (especially) referring to the puffing of the cheeks.
     4. n.         # (figurative) referring to persons.
     5. n. (colloquial) the mouth.
     6. n.          a mouthful.
     7. n.          applied to anything hollow.
     8. n. a catchword of uncertain meaning used in a game, possibly equivalent to English buck buck.


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