feixe

Meaning

1. (masculine) bundle
2. (masculine) sheaf
3. (collective, masculine) faggot
4. (masculine) lot (a number)
5. (masculine) lot (large quantity)
6. (masculine) bunch
7. (masculine) winepress beam

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfejʃe̝/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: fascis

Cognate with Portuguese: feixe

Cognate with Spanish: haz

Cognate with Catalan: feix

Cognate with Occitan: fais

Cognate with French: faix

Cognate with Italian: fascio

Cognate with Romanian: fascie

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese feixe (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin fascis, from fascio (“to bundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰask- (“bundle, band”). Cognate with Portuguese feixe, Spanish haz, Catalan feix, Occitan fais, French faix, Italian fascio and Romanian fascie.