pessoa
Meaning
- (feminine) person (an individual being, especially a human)
- (feminine,formal) person (someone’s physical body)
- (feminine) person (either the speaker, those spoken to or the subject of the discussion)
- (feminine) person (any of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity)
- (feminine) person (person or organisation with standing before the courts)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
pes‧so‧a
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/peˈso.ɐ/
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese pessõa, from Vulgar Latin *pessona, from Latin persōna (“mask used by actor; role, part, character”), perhaps a loanword from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu, “mask”), from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon). Displaced borrowed persona (retained in dialects of Spain).
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Sentences
Ela é uma pessoa 🧑🦱 maravilhosa .
🧑🦱
She's a wonderful person.
O diretor da biblioteca municipal ou pessoa 🧑🦱 delegada .
🧑🦱
The director of the municipal library or delegated person.