fachada

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian facciata (“façade”), a derivation of faccia (“front”), from Latin faciēs (“face”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /fa.ˈʃa.da/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ.ˈʃa.ðɐ/
Hyphenation: fa‧cha‧da

Noun

fachada f (plural fachadas)

(architecture) façade (of a building)
(figuratively) anything used to hide something, especially criminal activities

Synonyms

(façade): frontispício, frontaria, frente, face

Related terms

face

Spanish

Etymology

From facha (“figure, aspect”) (itself from Italian faccia) or from Italian facciata.

Noun

fachada f (plural fachadas)

(architecture) façade (of a building)

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