verb/pestaɲeˈaɾ/
to blink; to bat an eyelid
Synonyms: parpadear
Etymology tree Spanish pestaña Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish pestañear From pestaña (“eyelash”) + -ear.