pessõa

See also: pessoa, Pessoa, and pessôa

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • persõa

Etymology

From Latin persōna (“mask used by actor; role, part, character”), perhaps a loanword from Etruscan *𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (*φersu, “mask”), from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pe.ˈsõ.a/

Noun

pessõa f (plural pessõas)

  1. person

Descendants

  • Galician: persoa
  • Portuguese: pessoa
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