facho
See also: fachó
French
Adjective
facho (plural fachos)
- (slang) fascist, right-wing
Noun
facho m, f (plural fachos)
- (slang) fascist, right-winger
Further reading
- “facho” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
fachos ("torches"): Festa dos fachós, Castro Caldelas, Galicia
Sentry used to man and keep the firewood in the Facho de Donón, Galicia
Etymology
From facha, from Vulgar Latin *fascula, from facula (“small torch”) crossed with fascis (“bundle”).[1] Compare Portuguese facho.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfat͡ʃo̝/
Noun
facho m (plural fachos)
- torch made from a bunch or faggot of straw
- Synonyms: facha, fachuzo
- (dated) beacon usually placed atop mountains and hills, and used to warn the locals of the proximity of an enemy fleet
Derived terms
- facheiro
- fachó (diminutive)
- Monte do Facho
References
- “facha” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “facho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “facho” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- “facho” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- ↑ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. hacha I.
Spanish
Noun
facho m (plural fachos)
- (Latin America) Fascist
Synonyms
- facha (Spain)
Verb
facho
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