faixa
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin fascia (“strip, ribbon”). Compare Occitan faissa, Old French faisse, Spanish haza.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈfa.ʃə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈfaj.ʃa/
Noun
faixa f (plural faixes)
A casteller donning the faixa
- belt, ribbon, strap, sash
- girdle
- Synonym: ventrera
- (figurative) band, strip
- ribbonfish (Trachipterus trachypterus)
- Synonyms: fleuma, llista, flemma
- (heraldry) fess
- (castells) a long, broad, sturdy fabric belt used to support the back and to provide a handhold and foothold
Derived terms
- enfaixar
- faixar
- faixí
- faixó
Further reading
- “faixa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “faixa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese, from Latin fascia (“strip, ribbon”). Cognate with Portuguese faixa, Spanish faja and Catalan faixa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfajʃɐ/
Noun
faixa m (plural faixas)
- band, strip
- waistband, cummerbund
- (heraldry) fess
References
- “faixa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “faixa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “faixa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese faixa, from Latin fascia (“strip, ribbon”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfaj.ʃɐ/ [ˈfaɪ̯.ʃɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfaj.ʃa/ [ˈfaɪ̯.ʃa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfaj.ʃɐ/
- Hyphenation: fai‧xa
Noun
faixa f (plural faixas)
- band, strip
- (fashion) belt, ribbon, strap, sash
- Ele trazia uma faixa vermelha cruzada ao peito.
- He wore a red sash across his chest.
- (music) track (on a record)
- Esta é a minha faixa favorita no disco inteiro.
- This is my favorite track on the entire disc.
- lane (on a road)
- (heraldry) fess (horizontal band across the middle of the shield)
- Ellipsis of faixa de pedestres.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:faixa.