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faia.

beech, especially the common beech (Fagus sylvatica)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfaja/[ˈfa̠.jɐ]
  1. beech, especially the common beech (Fagus sylvatica)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese faia, from Latin fāgea, nominalization of [materia] fāgea (“beech wood”), derived from Latin fāgus (“beech tree”). Compare Portuguese faia, Asturian faya, Spanish haya, and Catalan faja.

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