rosto

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• rostro

Etymology

From Latin rostrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈros̺.to/

Noun

rosto m

1. 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

 

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /ˈʁos.tu/, [ˈhos.tu]

• IPA^(key): (Brazil including São Paulo) /ˈʁos.tu/, [ˈhos.tu]
  • IPA^(key): (Rio de Janeiro) /ˈʁoʃ.tu/, [ˈχoʃ.tu]

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /ˈʁoʃ.tu/, [ˈʁoʃ.tu]

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈχos.to/
• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈhos.tʷ/
• 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 [...]

Derived terms

• rostinho (diminutive)

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Verb

rosto

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of rostir.