Meanings
nounpinna (plural pinnas or pinnae)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
Broader
cartilaginous structure
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic صِيوَان اَلْأُذْن
- صِيوَان اَلْأُذْن (ṣīwān al-ʔuḏn)visible part of the ear
Bulgarian ушна́ ми́да
- ушна́ ми́да (ušná mída)visible part of the ear
Catalan pavelló auricular, aurícula
- pavelló auricularvisible part of the ear
- aurículavisible part of the ear
Chinese Mandarin 耳廓, 外耳
- 耳廓 (ěrkuò)visible part of the ear
- 外耳 (wài'ěr)visible part of the ear
Czech boltec
- boltecvisible part of the ear
Dutch oorschelp f/m
- oorschelp f/mvisible part of the ear
Esperanto aŭriklo
- aŭriklovisible part of the ear
Finnish korvalehti
- korvalehtivisible part of the ear
French pavillon, pavillon de l’oreille
- pavillonvisible part of the ear
- pavillon de l’oreillevisible part of the ear
German Ohrmuschel, äußeres Ohr
- Ohrmuschelvisible part of the ear
- äußeres Ohrvisible part of the ear
- Fiederblattleaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf
- Federfeather, wing, fin or similar appendage
- Flügelfeather, wing, fin or similar appendage
- Flossefeather, wing, fin or similar appendage
Greek πτερύγιο ωτός
- πτερύγιο ωτός (pterýgio otós)visible part of the ear
Hebrew אֲפַרְכֶּסֶת
- אֲפַרְכֶּסֶת (afarkéset)visible part of the ear
Hungarian fülkagyló
- fülkagylóvisible part of the ear
Italian padiglione auricolare
- padiglione auricolarevisible part of the ear
Japanese 耳介, 外耳
- 耳介 (jikai)visible part of the ear
- 外耳 (gaiji)visible part of the ear
Korean 귓바퀴, 외이
- 귓바퀴 (gwitbakwi)visible part of the ear
- 외이 (oei)visible part of the ear
Latvian gliemežnīca
- gliemežnīcavisible part of the ear
Lithuanian kaušelis
- kaušelisvisible part of the ear
Māori harore
- harorevisible part of the ear
Norwegian øremusling, aurikkel
- øremuslingvisible part of the ear
- aurikkelvisible part of the ear
Polish małżowina uszna, ucho zewnętrzne
- małżowina usznavisible part of the ear
- ucho zewnętrznevisible part of the ear
Portuguese orelha, pavilhão auditivo
- orelhavisible part of the ear
- pavilhão auditivovisible part of the ear
Russian ушна́я ра́ковина, вне́шнее у́хо
- ушна́я ра́ковина (ušnája rákovina)visible part of the ear
- вне́шнее у́хо (vnéšneje úxo)visible part of the ear
Slovak ušnica
- ušnicavisible part of the ear
Spanish pabellón auricular, aurícula
- pabellón auricularvisible part of the ear
- aurículavisible part of the ear
- pinnavisible part of the ear
Swedish öronmussla
- öronmusslavisible part of the ear
Turkish kulak kepçesi, sayvan
- kulak kepçesivisible part of the ear
- sayvanvisible part of the ear
- yüzgeçfeather, wing, fin or similar appendage
Ukrainian вушна́ ра́ковина
- вушна́ ра́ковина (vušná rákovyna)visible part of the ear
Vietnamese loa tai
- loa taivisible part of the ear
Welsh godre'r glust
- godre'r glustvisible part of the ear
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pinna
All rhymes →Sounds the same
Pinner (non-rhotic)
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
pinna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinna
MLA
“pinna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinna. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pinna,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinna.
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