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faccia

face

noun FAHT-chah Less Common
Body & Health Body Parts

Origin: from Latin facies 'appearance'

Also means

side

Usage Note

Faccia is the everyday word for the face, slightly more casual than viso or volto, and also means the 'side' of an object like a coin or cube. It powers many idioms: avere la faccia tosta ('to have nerve') and faccia a faccia ('face to face'); note the plural is facce.

Examples

"Si è lavato la faccia."

Natural Translation

He washed his face.

Literal Translation

Himself is washed the face.

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