vulto

Portuguese

/ˈvuw.tu/, /ˈvuw.to/, /ˈvuɫ.tu/

noun
Definitions
  • aspect one’s appearance or expression
  • an indistinct figure, such as something seen with the corner of one’s eye or in the dark
  • importance; significance; prominence
  • greatness
  • bulk major part of something

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vultus (expression, face) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (turn, wind, see, roll, twist, round, turn around, press together, death in battle, killed in battle, wool, grass, bend, best, good, revolve, hair, ear, forest).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wel-

Gloss

turn, wind, see, roll, twist, round, turn around, press together, death in battle, killed in battle, wool, grass, bend, best, good, revolve, hair, ear, forest

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

森

Emoji
🙃

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