falla.
lack; shortage
Meaning & usage
lack; shortage
flaw; fail
a fault
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese falla (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from a Vulgar Latin *fallia, possibly through the intermediate or influence of Old French faille or Old Occitan falha. The geological sense is a more modern one from French.
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