facha
Galician
/ˈfat͡ʃa̝/
noun
Definitions
- torch made from a bunch or faggot of straw
- large votive candle
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese facha inherited from Latin *fascla, facula (little torch, small torch).
Origin
Latin
facula
Gloss
little torch, small torch
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- facula English
- *facla Latin
- *fascla Latin
- facula Latin
- fax Latin
- Fackel German
- fáklya Hungarian
- facola Italian
- fiaccola Italian
- fakkel Dutch, Flemish
- hache French
- hacha Spanish, Castilian
- hachar Spanish, Castilian
- hachazo Spanish, Castilian
- quebracho Spanish, Castilian
- fakkel Norwegian Bokmål
- fakkel Norwegian Nynorsk
- faklja Serbo-Croatian
- atxa Catalan, Valencian
- flacără Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- faccala Old High German
- vackel Old High German
- факла Bulgarian
- *fakkla gmw-pro
- facha Old Portuguese
- fagulla Old Portuguese
- acha Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl
- jacha Rayón Zoque
- jacha Francisco León Zoque
- achá Tezoatlán Mixtec
- yácha Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec
- acha Morelos Nahuatl
- achë Isthmus Mixe
- āꞌchaj Xicotepec De Juárez Totonac