gena

[ jee-nuh, gen-uh ]

noun

, Zoology, Anatomy.

, plural ge·nae [jee, -nee, gen, -ee].

1. the cheek or side region of the head.

Other Words From

• genal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gena¹

1820–30; < Latin: cheek; cognate with Greek génys jaw, chin

Example Sentences

Baywatch actress Gena Lee Nolin, who played Neely Capshaw, replied to Felker's tribute, saying: "Rest in Peace Newmie. He will be remembered and greatly missed by so many. One of the good ones through and through."

From BBC

Ryder sewed the name as a tribute to actor Gena Rowlands, who had died the previous day and who Ryder had performed alongside in Jim Jarmusch’s 1991 film “Night on Earth.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I have Gena’s from when I did ‘Night on Earth.’

From Los Angeles Times

She eventually brings us back around to Gena Rowlands.

From Los Angeles Times

“I feel like that’s what John and Gena did.”

From Los Angeles Times