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Esperanto
Etymology
From faco + -et-.
Pronunciation
Noun
faceto (accusative singular faceton, plural facetoj, accusative plural facetojn)
- facet
Derived terms
Italian
Etymology
From Latin facētus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faˈt͡ʃɛ.to/
- Rhymes: -ɛto
- Hyphenation: fa‧cè‧to
Adjective
faceto (feminine faceta, masculine plural faceti, feminine plural facete)
- witty, humorous, facetious
1980, Umberto Eco, “Primo giorno - Sesta”, in Il nome della rosa [The Name of the Rose] (I grandi tascabili), Milan: Bompiani, published 1984, page 55:Più tardi mi accorsi che l'uomo era forse di buon cuore e di umore faceto.- Later I realized that the man was likely goodhearted and of facetious humor.
Related terms
Further reading
- faceto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
facētō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of facētus
Portuguese
Verb
faceto
- first-person singular present indicative of facetar