Etymology

gena

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Today it means: The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird. Full definition →

Latin gena
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromgena“cheek”
  2. English todaygena

Borrowed from Latin gena (“cheek”). Doublet of chin.

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