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

Related terms

• affacciare
• faccia a faccia
• facciale
• facciata
• faccia tosta
• facciavista
• faccina
• rinfacciare
• sfacciato
• voltafaccia

Descendants

• → Catalan: fatxa
• → Greek: φάτσα (fátsa)
• → Occitan: facha (Niçard)
• → Sardinian: fàcia, fatza

Etymology 2

Verb

faccia

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

Anagrams

• fiacca