faccetta

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fatˈt͡ʃet.ta/
  • Rhymes: -etta
  • Hyphenation: fac‧cét‧ta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French facette. By surface analysis, faccia (“face”) +‎ -etta (diminutive suffix).

Noun

faccetta f (plural faccette)

  1. facet (any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem)
Descendants
  • → Ottoman Turkish: فاچته (façeta)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

faccetta

  1. inflection of faccettare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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