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Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian figura, with the 'face card' sense from Genoese.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fiˈɣu.ɾa/
- Hyphenation: φι‧γού‧ρα
Noun
φιγούρα • (figoúra) f (plural φιγούρες)
- figure (shape of a human body)
- (card games) face card
- (dance) figure (complex dance move)
- (nautical) figurehead (carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship)
- Synonyms: ακρόπρωρο n (akróproro), ακροστόλιο n (akrostólio)
- impression (outward appearance)
- κάνω φιγούρα ― káno figoúra ― to make an impression, to cut a figure
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