faccia

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfat.t͡ʃa/
  • 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)
  • Occitan: facha (Niçard)
  • Sardinian: fàcia, fatza

Verb

faccia

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

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