silueta

silhouette

noun see-LWEH-tah Rare

Origin: From French silhouette, after Étienne de Silhouette, an 18th-century French minister.

Also means

outline, figure

Usage Note

Silueta covers both the dark outline image (a silhouette portrait) and the general shape or figure of a person or object — tiene buena silueta means 'has a good figure.' It is a feminine noun despite ending in -a by regular pattern. The French origin is preserved in the spelling.

Examples

"Vimos su silueta recortada contra el cielo."

Natural Translation

We saw her silhouette outlined against the sky.

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