/ˈfat͡ʃa̝/
Orixe14th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese facha, from Vulgar Latin *fascla, from syncopation of *fascula, from Latin facula (“small torch”) crossed with fascis (“bundle”). Compare Portuguese facha, Spanish hacha.
- femininetorch (especially made from a bunch or faggot of straw)
“c1350, Kelvin M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", p. 57” — in the room there were a great light because of the candles and torches burning there
- femininelarge votive candle
- femininelooks of a person, when considered negatively
- archaic, masculinebattle axe
Formasfachas(plural)