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falta.

lack, shortage

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfalta/[ˈfɑl̪.t̪ɐ]

  1. lack, shortage

    feminine
    Non che é eso, senón que están reloucando pola falta do voto.

  2. fault, defect

    feminine

  3. infraction

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese falta, from Vulgar Latin *fallita, feminine of *fallitus, in place of Latin falsus, perfect passive participle of fallō. Cognate to Catalan falta, English fault, Spanish falta and French faute.

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