guancia

== Italian == === Alternative forms === guància === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *guancia, borrowed from Lombardic *wankja, from Proto-Germanic *wangô (“cheek”). Compare Old High German wanga (modern German Wange). Doublet of gargia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡwan.t͡ʃa/ Rhymes: -antʃa Hyphenation: guàn‧cia === Noun === guancia f (plural guance) (anatomy) cheek (the soft skin on each side of the face) ==== Derived terms ==== guancétta guanciale guancina guancióne === Further reading === guancia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana