faccia
Italian
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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)
- face (of a person or an animal)
- countenance, expression, face
- Synonyms: espressione, aria
- side
- Synonym: lato
- appearance, look
- Synonym: aspetto
- (geometry) face, side
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Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
faccia
- inflection of fare:
- first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
References
- ^ faccia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)