faixa

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin fascia (“strip, ribbon”). Compare Occitan faissa, Old French faisse, Aragonese faixa, and Spanish haza. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfa.ʃə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈfaj.ʃa] === Noun === faixa f (plural faixes) belt, ribbon, strap, sash girdle Synonym: ventrera (figurative) band, strip ribbonfish (Trachipterus trachypterus) Synonyms: fleuma, llista, flemma (heraldry) fess (castells) a long, broad, sturdy fabric belt used to support the back and to provide a handhold and foothold ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “faixa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “faixa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin fascia (“strip, ribbon”). Cognate with Portuguese faixa, Spanish faja and Catalan faixa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfajʃa/ [ˈfa̠j.ʃɐ] Rhymes: -ajʃa Hyphenation: fai‧xa === Noun === faixa f (plural faixas) band, strip waistband, cummerbund (heraldry) fess === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “faixa”, 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), “faixa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “faixa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese faixa, from Latin fascia (“strip, ribbon”). Doublet of fáscia. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ajʃɐ, -aʃɐ Hyphenation: fai‧xa === Noun === faixa f (plural faixas) band, strip (fashion) belt, ribbon, strap, sash (music) track (on a record) (heraldry) fess (horizontal band across the middle of the shield) lane (on a road) (Brazil) ellipsis of faixa de pedestres ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:faixa. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Tetum: faixa === Further reading === “faixa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “faixa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “faixa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “faixa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026