faia

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) beech (tree of genus Fagus)
2. (feminine) faya (tree of species Myrica faya)

Verb

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

Hyphenated as

fai‧a

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfaj.ɐ/

Etymology

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

Sentences

Tiffany nos disse , o banco é feito de madeira de faia .

Tiffany told us, the bench is made of beech wood.

Pode telhas ou tijolos , mais fortes que madeira de faia .

It can be tiles or bricks, stronger than beech wood.

Em abril , o trigo aumenta drasticamente ; Em maio , ergue-se como uma faia .

In April, wheat rises dramatically; in May, it rises like a beech.