Spanish Conversation · Level 35
75 words
Spanish word
fauno
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈfawno/
Meaning
- masculine nounfaun
Example
En el parque hay una estatua de un fauno.
There is a statue of a faun in the park.
More examples
En las historias se describe al fauno como mitad hombre, mitad animal.
In stories the faun is described as half man, half animal.
Core concept
Half-human, goat-legged mythic creature.
Similar words
estatua: Three-dimensional work in stone, metal, or other materials that depicts a person, animal, or scene.
escultura: Three-dimensional artwork created by carving, modeling, or assembling materials.
figura: Shape or representation of a person or object, presented in two or three dimensions.
criatura: Any living being or creature, including humans and animals.
Definition in Spanish
Ser de la mitología clásica, normalmente mostrado con cuerpo humano en la parte superior y patas de cabra en la inferior, símbolo de la naturaleza y del pastoreo.
Word origin
Spanish fauno comes from Latin Faunus, the Roman pastoral god, and denotes the mythic half-human, goat-legged being.
Usage tips
- Masculine noun that takes el or un and forms the plural faunos, and it commonly refers to statues or literary characters rather than everyday speech.