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pessoa.

person (an individual being, especially a human)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/peˈso(w).ɐ/Brazil[peˈso(ʊ̯).ɐ]Brazil/piˈso(w).ɐ/Brazil[piˈso(ʊ̯).ɐ]Brazil
  1. person (an individual being, especially a human)

    feminine
    Estava a ver/vendo umas pessoas caminhar.
  2. person (someone’s physical body)

    feminine · formal
    O sujeito portava uma arma em/na sua pessoa.
  3. person (either the speaker, those spoken to or the subject of the discussion)

    feminine
    Ele é um pronome da terceira pessoa.
  4. person (any of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity)

    feminine
  5. person (person or organisation with standing before the courts)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese pessõa, from Latin persōna (“mask used by actor; role, part, character”), perhaps a loanword from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu, “mask”), from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon). Doublet of persona.

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