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facha.

torch (especially made from a bunch or faggot of straw)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfat͡ʃa̝/
  1. torch (especially made from a bunch or faggot of straw)

    feminine
  2. large votive candle

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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

adj
  1. fascist

    feminine · informal · masculine · offensive
  2. right-wing

    derogatory · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

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

noun
  1. fascist

    by-personal-gender · feminine · informal · masculine · offensive
  2. right-wing person

    by-personal-gender · derogatory · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

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

noun
  1. looks of a person, when considered negatively

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Italian faccia, probably through Spanish facha.

noun
  1. battle axe

    archaic · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese facha, presumably from Old Spanish facha, from Old French hache (“axe”). Compare modern Spanish hacha.

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