faia

Meaning

Noun

beech, especially the common beech (Fagus sylvatica)

Verb

1. (form-of,indicative,present,singular,third-person) inflection of faiar:
2. (form-of,imperative,second-person,singular) inflection of faiar:

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfaja̝/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese faia, from Latin fāgea, nominalization of [materia] fāgea (“beech wood”), derived from Latin fāgus (“beech tree”). Compare Portuguese faia, Asturian faya, Spanish haya, and Catalan faja.

Sentences

Polo Grupo Parlamentario dos Socialistas de Galicia , ten a palabra a señora Faia Castenda.

For the Parliamentary Group of the Socialists of Galicia, Ms Faia Castenda has the word.