fausto
See also: Fausto
Italian
Etymology
From Latin faustus (“favorable”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfaws.to/
- Rhymes: -awsto
- Hyphenation: fàu‧sto
Adjective
fausto (feminine fausta, masculine plural fausti, feminine plural fauste)
Derived terms
Noun
fausto m (plural fausti)
Further reading
- fausto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
faustō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of faustus
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfaws.tu/ [ˈfaʊ̯s.tu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈfawʃ.tu/ [ˈfaʊ̯ʃ.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfaws.to/ [ˈfaʊ̯s.to]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfawʃ.tu/
- Hyphenation: faus‧to
Etymology 1
Adjective
fausto (feminine fausta, masculine plural faustos, feminine plural faustas)
Etymology 2
Noun
fausto m (plural faustos)
- ostentation; pomposity
- Synonym: fasto
Further reading
- “fausto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “fausto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin faustus (“favorable”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfausto/ [ˈfau̯s.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -austo
- Syllabification: faus‧to
Adjective
fausto (feminine fausta, masculine plural faustos, feminine plural faustas)
Further reading
- “fausto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025