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Face - is it 'rostro' or 'cara'? :/

Hi, I've noticed that you have at least two words for 'face' in Spanish, 'rostro' or 'cara'.

Are they completely or mostly interchangeable, or do their uses depend upon register or region?

19 sept. 2016 19:37

Rostro and Cara are completely synonymous at least in Spain.

19 septembre 2016

In Colombia rostro is used only for people

Cara too, but can also refer to a book cover or the side of a coin

20 septembre 2016

We say "cara" in potuguese too.

19 septembre 2016

I agree with David, they are completely synonymous. Maybe "rostro" is more sophisticated and fancy than "cara". But they mean the same.

19 septembre 2016

In my opinion, "cara" is more common than "rostro".

In spanish we only use "rostro" in particular cases.

Regards

19 septembre 2016

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