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facho

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See also: fachó

French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fa.ʃo/
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Adjective

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facho (plural fachos)

  1. (slang, derogatory) fashy (relating to fascism)

Noun

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facho m or f by sense (plural fachos)

  1. (slang, derogatory) fash (a fascist or member of the far-right)

Galician

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Festa dos fachós (sense 1), Castro Caldelas, Galicia
Facho de Donón (sense 2), a Gallaecian-Roman sanctuary beacon in Galicia

Etymology

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From facha, from Vulgar Latin *fascula, from facula (small torch) crossed with fascis (bundle).[1] Compare Portuguese facho.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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facho m (plural fachos)

  1. torch made from a bunch of straw
    Synonyms: facha, fachón, fachuzo
  2. (dated) beacon usually placed atop mountains and hills, and used to warn the locals of the proximity of an enemy
    Synonym: brandariz

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “hacha I”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aʃu, (Northern Portugal) -at͡ʃu
  • Hyphenation: fa‧cho

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *fascŭlō, from fax (torch). Compare Galician facho.

Noun

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facho m (plural fachos)

  1. torch
  2. beam
    Synonym: raio

Etymology 2

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Clipping of fascista. Possibly influenced by Spanish facho and French facho.

Adjective

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facho (invariable)

  1. (rare, derogatory) fashy (relating to fascism)

Noun

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facho m (plural fachos)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) fash (a fascist or member of the far-right)
    • 2023 November 14, Agence France-Presse, “Presidente mexicano qualifica Javier Milei de "facho conservador"”, in Correio Braziliense[1], archived from the original on 2023-11-15:

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfat͡ʃo/ [ˈfa.t͡ʃo]
  • Rhymes: -atʃo
  • Syllabification: fa‧cho

Etymology 1

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An alternative form of facha (fash) likely used to distinguish from facha (style, literally face).

Noun

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facho m (plural fachos)

  1. Rioplatense and Chilean form of facha (fash)
    Synonym: (Spain) facha

Adjective

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facho (feminine facha, masculine plural fachos, feminine plural fachas)

  1. (derogatory, Rioplatense, Chile, Internet slang) Alternative form of facha (fash)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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facho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fachar

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