rosto

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

rostro

Etymology

From Latin rostrum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈros̺.to/

Noun

rosto m

face
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 199 (facsimile):
  
  ⁊ tornoullo roſto negro […]
  And made his face grew blacker […]

Descendants

Galician: rostro
Portuguese: rosto

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Etymology

From Old Portuguese rosto, rostro, from Latin rostrum.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁos.tu/ [ˈhos.tu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁoʃ.tu/ [ˈχoʃ.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁos.to/ [ˈhos.to]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁoʃ.tu/

(Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈhos.tʷ/
Rhymes: (Brazil) -ostu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -oʃtu
Hyphenation: ros‧to

Noun

rosto m (plural rostos)

face (part of head)
- 2000, J. K. Rowling, Lia 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, Lia 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 [...]

Derived terms

rostinho (diminutive)

Spanish

Verb

rosto

first-person singular present indicative of rostir

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