"The cheek" is a literal English equivalent of the Italian phrase la gota. The feminine singular definite article and noun sometimes may be translated into English as "cheek" (without the definite article) depending upon context. The pronunciation remains "la GO-ta" in Italian.
La bocca in Italian is "the mouth" in English.
La bella in Italian means "the beautiful" in English.
La vita in Italian means "the life" in English.
La cucina in Italian means "the kitchen" in English.
La volpe in Italian means "the fox" in English.
La libertà in Italian means "liberty" in English.
La gamba in Italian means "the leg" in English.
La padrona in Italian means "the mistress" in English.
La chiesa in Italian means "the church" in English.
La means "the" so la rosa is "the rose" when translated from Catalan, Italian or Spanish to English.
"Brotherhood" in English is la fratellanza in Italian.
"Prairie" in English (la) prateria in Italian.