facha

See also: fachá and fâcha

Galician

fachas ("torches"): Festa dos fachós, Castro Caldelas, Galicia

Etymology 1

14th century. From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese facha, from Vulgar Latin *fascla, from syncopation of *fascula, from Latin facula (“small torch”) crossed with fascis (“bundle”). Compare Portuguese facha, Spanish hacha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfat͡ʃa̝/

Noun

facha f (plural fachas)

1. torch made from a bunch or faggot of straw
   • c1350, Kelvin M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", p. 57:

     Et ẽna camara avia moy grã lume de candeas et de fachas que y ardiam

     in the room there were a great light because of the candles and torches burning there

   Synonyms: facho, fachuzo

2. large votive candle

Derived terms

• facheiro

Etymology 2

From Italian faccia, probably through Spanish facha.

Noun

facha f (plural fachas)

1. looks of a person, when considered negatively

Etymology 3

From Spanish facha, from Italian fascista. Compate French facho.

Adjective

1. (informal, offensive) fascist
2. (derogatory) right-wing

Noun

facha m or f (plural fachas)

1. (informal, offensive) fascist
2. (derogatory) right-wing person

Etymology 4

From Old French hache (“axe”). Compate Spanish hacha.

Noun

facha m (plural fachas)

1. (archaic) battle axe

References

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• “facha” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
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• “facha” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfat͡ʃa/ [ˈfa.t͡ʃa]

Etymology 1

Noun

facha f (plural fachas)

1. clothing in poor condition because of overuse
2. clothing in good condition but too informal for a specific occasion

Related terms

• fachoso

Etymology 2

From fascista.

Adjective

1. (slang) fascist
2. (derogatory, Spain) right-wing

Noun

facha m or f (plural fachas)

1. (slang) fascist
2. (derogatory, Spain) right-wing person

Etymology 3

Verb

facha

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of fachar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of fachar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of fachar.

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001