italki - Face - is it 'rostro' or 'cara'? :/ Hi, I've noticed that you have at least two words for 'face' in

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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?

2016年9月19日 19:37

Rostro and Cara are completely synonymous at least in Spain.

2016年9月19日

In Colombia rostro is used only for people

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

2016年9月20日

We say "cara" in potuguese too.

2016年9月19日

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

2016年9月19日

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

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

Regards

2016年9月19日

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