Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

From faco +‎ -et-.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): [faˈt͡seto]
  • Rhymes: -eto
  • Hyphenation: fa‧ce‧to

Noun edit

faceto (accusative singular faceton, plural facetoj, accusative plural facetojn)

  1. facet

Derived terms edit

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin facētus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /faˈt͡ʃɛ.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɛto
  • Hyphenation: fa‧cè‧to

Adjective edit

faceto (feminine faceta, masculine plural faceti, feminine plural facete)

  1. witty, humorous, facetious
    • 1980, Umberto Eco, “Primo giorno - Sesta”, in Il nome della rosa [The Name of the Rose] (I grandi tascabili), Milan: Bompiani, published 1984, page 55:
      Più tardi mi accorsi che l'uomo era forse di buon cuore e di umore faceto.
      Later I realized that the man was likely goodhearted and of facetious humor.

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Further reading edit

  • faceto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin edit

Adjective edit

facētō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of facētus

Portuguese edit

Verb edit

faceto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of facetar