skruostas

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === Possibly related to skrósti (“to slice, cut”), sker̃sti (“to slaughter”), as cheeks look like segmented cuts on the face; for a semantic parallel, note the English collocation cut cheekbones. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [¹ˈskruɔstɐs] Rhymes: -uɔstɐs Syllabification: skrúo‧stas === Noun === skrúostas m (plural skruostai̇̃) stress pattern 3 (anatomy) cheek ==== Declension ==== === References ===