facho

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fa.ʃo/ === Adjective === facho (plural fachos) (slang, derogatory) fashy (relating to fascism) === Noun === facho m or f by sense (plural fachos) (slang, derogatory) fash (a fascist or member of the far-right) == Galician == === Etymology === From facha, from Vulgar Latin *fascula, from facula (“small torch”) crossed with fascis (“bundle”). Compare Portuguese facho. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfat͡ʃo̝/ === Noun === facho m (plural fachos) torch made from a bunch of straw Synonyms: facha, fachón, fachuzo (dated) beacon usually placed atop mountains and hills, and used to warn the locals of the proximity of an enemy Synonym: brandariz ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “facho”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “facho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “facho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “facho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aʃu, (Northern Portugal) -at͡ʃu Hyphenation: fa‧cho === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *fascŭlō, from fax (“torch”). Compare Galician facho. ==== Noun ==== facho m (plural fachos) torch beam Synonym: raio ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Clipping of fascista. Possibly influenced by Spanish facho and French facho. ==== Adjective ==== facho (invariable) (rare, derogatory) fashy (relating to fascism) ==== Noun ==== facho m (plural fachos) (colloquial, derogatory) fash (a fascist or member of the far-right) === Further reading === “facho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “facho”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026 “facho”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “facho”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026 “facho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “facho”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “facho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfat͡ʃo/ [ˈfa.t͡ʃo] Rhymes: -atʃo Syllabification: fa‧cho === Etymology 1 === A variant of facha (“fash”), likely used to distinguish from facha (“style”, literally “face”). ==== Noun ==== facho m (plural fachos) Rioplatense and Chilean form of facha (“fash”) Synonym: (Spain) facha ==== Adjective ==== facho (feminine facha, masculine plural fachos, feminine plural fachas) (derogatory, Rioplatense, Chile, Internet slang) alternative form of facha (“fash”) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== facho first-person singular present indicative of fachar === Further reading === “facho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025