faceira
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Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
faceira m (plural faceiras)
- cheek
- 1836, anonymous author, Tertulia de Picaños:
- si houbese quen lle dixêse ó que pasa ¿como habia de consentir cos da Cruña comesen á duas faceiras, é os de Santiago morresen de fame?
- if there were someone to tell her what's happening, how would she allow that the people of A Coruña eat with both cheeks whilst the people of Santiago starve?
- jowl
- farmland
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “faceira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “faceira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “faceira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese[edit]
Adjective[edit]
faceira f