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Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin persōna (“mask used by actor; role, part, character”), perhaps a loanword from Etruscan *𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (*φersu, “mask”), from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon).
Pronunciation
Noun
pessõa f (plural pessõas)
- person
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- ſeñor guardame mia peſſõa
- Lady, save my person
Descendants