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faia.

beech (tree of genus Fagus)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfaj.ɐ/Brazil[ˈfaɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/ˈfaj.ɐ/Portugal
  1. beech (tree of genus Fagus)

    feminine
  2. faya (tree of species Myrica faya)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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

verb
  1. inflection of faiar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of faiar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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