faia

See also: faía

Galician

Etymology

From Latin fagea (“beech”) < fagus. Compare Portuguese faia, Spanish haya.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaja̝/

Noun

faia f (plural faias)

  1. beech, especially the common beech (Fagus sylvatica)

Derived terms

References

  • “faia” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “faia” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • “faia” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Noun

faia f (plural faias)

  1. beech (tree of genus Fagus)
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