retrato

/reˈtɾato/ · B1 · noun · m

portrayal

🖼️ retrato ≈ re-traced: a face drawn out again on canvas

From Italian ritratto, from Latin retrahere: re- (back, again) + trahere (to draw, pull). English trace and portray come from the same drawing root, so a retrato is a person traced or drawn out once more.

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