Polyglot Dictionary

rostro

/ˈrostɾo/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los rostros

Meaning

  1. face

    • Su rostro estaba pálido.

      His face was pale.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

faz

rostro is a formal or literary word for "face," also common; faz is even more literary or archaic.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cara

cara is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "face."

Practice

1 What does rostro mean?

2 Fill the gap: Su ___ estaba pálido.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rostro?

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