What is the Spanish word for "cheekbone"?

Learn how to say "cheekbone" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

cheekbone

Spanish

pómulo

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Examples of how to use "cheekbone" in Spanish

English
She has very high cheekbone features.
Spanish
Ella tiene pómulos muy prominentes.
English
Her cheekbone was bruised after the fall.
Spanish
Su pómulo estaba magullado después de la caída.
English
He tapped his cheekbone to check feeling.
Spanish
Él tocó su pómulo para comprobar la sensibilidad.
English
The doctor examined the broken cheekbone carefully.
Spanish
El médico examinó cuidadosamente el pómulo roto.
English
A scar ran along his left cheekbone.
Spanish
Una cicatriz recorría su pómulo izquierdo.

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