falesia

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: falésia

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old French faleise, from Frankish *falisa, from Proto-Germanic *falisaz (rock, cliff), from Proto-Indo-European *pelis-, *pels- (rock, cliff).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /faˈlɛ.zja/
  • Rhymes: -ɛzja
  • Hyphenation: fa‧lè‧sia

Noun[edit]

falesia f (plural falesie)

  1. (geomorphology) coastline with continuous cliffs
  2. climbing wall