figurar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to look like; to resemble (be similar in appearance to)
2. (transitive) to symbolize; to represent (be symbolic of)
3. (transitive) to depict
4. (intransitive) to figure, to feature, to be featured (be a part of) (often prominently)
5. (transitive) to fake; to feign; to simulate (make a false display of)
6. (intransitive) to star, to act (work as an actor)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fi.ɡuˈɾa(ʁ)/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin figūrāre (“to form”).