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falla.

constructions of inflammable materials, based in figures that are caricatures (the ninots) that are installed in certain Valencian municipalities and are burned to ashes the day of Saint Joseph

5 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfa.ʎə]Balearic, Central, Northern[ˈfa.ʎa]Northwestern, Valencia
  1. constructions of inflammable materials, based in figures that are caricatures (the ninots) that are installed in certain Valencian municipalities and are burned to ashes the day of Saint Joseph

    feminine
  2. the holidays around these constructions

    feminine
  3. the associations or organizations around these constructions

    feminine
  4. fire, bonfire

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *facla, contracted form of Latin facula, diminutive of fax (“torch”). Compare the borrowed doublet fàcula.

noun[ˈfa.ʎə]Balearic, Central, Northern[ˈfa.ʎa]Northwestern, Valencia
  1. fault or lack

    feminine
  2. fault

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal of fallar.

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