cara

Spanish

pronunc
Definitions
  • (anatomy) face the front part of the head
  • face one's facial expression
  • face the frontal aspect of something
  • (colloquial) gall, nerve impudence
  • (geometry) face any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron
  • side of paper, a card, a coin
  • heads side of a coin

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cara (dear) derived from Ancient Greek κάρα (head, face).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κάρα

Gloss

head, face

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

顔

Emoji
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