facha

See also: fachá and fâcha

Galician

fachas ("torches"): Festa dos fachós, Castro Caldelas, Galicia

Etymology 1

14th century. From Old Portuguese facha, from Vulgar Latin *fascla, from syncopation of *fascula, from Latin facula (“small torch”) crossed with fascis (“bundle”).[1] Compare Portuguese facha, Spanish hacha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfat͡ʃa̝/

Noun

facha f (plural fachas)

  1. torch made from a bunch or faggot of straw
    • c1350, Kelvin M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", p. 57:
      Et ẽna camara avia moy grã lume de candeas et de fachas que y ardiam
      in the room there were a great light because of the candles and torches burning there
    Synonyms: facho, fachuzo
  2. large votive candle
Derived terms
  • facheiro

Etymology 2

From Italian faccia, probably through Spanish facha.

Noun

facha f (plural fachas)

  1. looks of a person, when considered negatively

Etymology 3

From Spanish facha, from Italian fascista. Compate French facho.

Adjective

facha m, f (plural fachas)

  1. (informal, offensive) fascist; right-wing

Noun

facha m, f (plural fachas)

  1. (informal, offensive) fascist; right-wing person

References

  1. ↑ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. hacha I.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfat͡ʃa/

Noun

facha f (plural fachas)

  1. clothing in poor condition because of overuse
  2. clothing in good condition but too informal for a specific occasion

Etymology 2

From fascista.

Adjective

facha (plural fachas)

  1. (slang) fascist

Noun

facha m, f (plural fachas)

  1. (slang) fascist

Verb

facha

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of fachar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of fachar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of fachar.

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