faccia

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfat.t͡ʃa/[1]
  • Rhymes: -attʃa
  • Hyphenation: fàc‧cia

Etymology 1

    From Late Latin facia, from Latin faciēs (face).

    Noun

    faccia f (plural facce, diminutive faccétta or faccìna or faccìno m, augmentative faccióna or (more common) faccióne m, pejorative facciàccia, augmentative-endearing facciòtta)

    1. face (of a person or an animal)
      Synonyms: viso, volto, (animal) muso
    2. countenance, expression, face
      Synonyms: espressione, aria
    3. side
      Synonym: lato
    4. appearance, look
      Synonym: aspetto
    5. (geometry) face, side
    Descendants
    • Catalan: fatxa
    • Greek: φάτσα (fátsa)
    • Ladino: facha
    • Occitan: facha (Niçard)
    • Sardinian: fàcia, fatza
    • Spanish: facha

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    faccia

    1. inflection of fare:
      1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative

    References

    1. ^ faccia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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