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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrosto de lua
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈʁɔʃ.tu dʒi ˈlu.ɐ/
"O tratamento médico o deixou com o rosto arredondado."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having a round, full, and typically pale face.
"The portrait depicted a young child with a sweet, moon-faced expression." - 2
Exhibiting facial swelling (moon facies) resulting from medical conditions or treatments such as prolonged steroid therapy.
"Due to her medication, she appeared temporarily moon-faced during her recovery."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'moon' (Old English 'mōna') combined with 'faced' (derived from 'face', ultimately from Latin 'facia'), in use since the late 16th century. Originally used descriptively in literature to characterize a round, pale, or smooth human face resembling the full moon, it later acquired specific clinical usage in medicine to describe facial swelling caused by corticosteroid use.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Moon-faced" is said worldwide
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joufflu
Transliteration: ʒu.fly
"Il avait un visage rond et joufflu."
mondgesichtigen
Transliteration: /ˈmɔntɡəˌzɪçtɪɡən/
Script: mondgesichtig
"Der Patient zeigte ein typisches mondgesichtiges Aussehen."
faccia da luna
Transliteration: /ˈfat.t͡ʃa da ˈlu.na/
"Aveva un aspetto paffuto e la faccia da luna."
cariluna
Transliteration: /ka.ɾiˈlu.na/
"El niño tenía una cara redonda y regordeta."
rosto de lua
Transliteration: /ˈʁɔʃ.tu dʒi ˈlu.ɐ/
"O tratamento médico o deixou com o rosto arredondado."
चाँद जैसा चेहरा
Transliteration: chaand jaisa chehra
"दवाओं کے اثر से उसका चेहरा चाँद जैसा गोल हो गया था।"
满月脸
Transliteration: mǎnyuè liǎn
"长期服用激素后，他出现了满月脸的症状。"
달걀형
Transliteration: dalgyal-hyeong
Script: 달덩이 같은 얼굴
"스테로이드 부작용으로 얼굴이 달덩이처럼 부었다."
満月様顔貌
Transliteration: mangetsu-yō ganyō
"ステロイド薬の副作用で満月様顔貌が見られた。"
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