Faial

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Faial Island

Alternative forms[edit]

Fayal

Proper noun[edit]

Faial

An island of the Azores, Portugal.

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From faial, from faia, a tree of species Myrica faya.^[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /fajˈaw/ [faɪ̯ˈaʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fajˈal/ [fajˈaɫ], /fɐˈjal/ [fɐˈjaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fajˈa.li/, /fɐˈja.li/

Homophone: faial
Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
Hyphenation: Fai‧al

Proper noun[edit]

Faial m

An island of the Azores, Portugal

Derived terms[edit]

faialense

References[edit]

^ As árvores na toponímia portuguesa by João Pinho

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