rosto

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese rostrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈros̺.to/

Noun

rosto m

  1. face

Descendants


Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese rosto, rostro, from Latin rostrum.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁoʃ.tu/
  • Hyphenation: ros‧to
  • Rhymes: -ostu

Noun

rosto m (plural rostos)

  1. face (part of head)
    • 2000, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban, Rocco, page 240:
      Era difícil dizer se a professora os ouvira, pois seu rosto estava oculto pelas sombras.
      It was difficult to tell whether the teacher had heard them, because her face was hidden by the shadows.
    • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 417:
      Então o sorriso reapareceu em seu rosto [...]
      Then the smile reappeared in his face [...]
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