Etymology

From Old Portuguese sobrencella, from Latin supercilia, plural of supercilium ‎(“eyebrow”), from super ‎(“above”) + cilium ‎(“eyelid”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌso.bɾɐ̃.ˈse.ʎa/, /ˌso.bɾɐ̃.ˈse.ʎɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.bɾɐ̃.ˈse.ʎɐ/
• Hyphenation: so‧bran‧ce‧lha