facho

See also: fachó

French

Pronunciation
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Adjective

facho (plural fachos)

  1. (slang) fascist, right-wing

Noun

facho m or f (plural fachos)

  1. (slang) fascist, right-winger

Galician
fachos ("torches"): Festa dos fachós, Castro Caldelas, Galicia
Sentry used to man and keep the firewood in the Facho de Donón, Galicia

Etymology

From facha, from Vulgar Latin *fascula, from facula (“small torch”) crossed with fascis (“bundle”).[1] Compare Portuguese facho.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfat͡ʃo̝/

Noun

facho m (plural fachos)

  1. torch made from a bunch or faggot of straw
    Synonyms: facha, fachuzo
  2. (dated) beacon usually placed atop mountains and hills, and used to warn the locals of the proximity of an enemy [[
    Synonym: brandariz

Derived terms
  • facheiro
  • Facho
  • fachó (diminutive)
  • Monte do Facho

References
  • “facha” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “facho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “facho” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “facho” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. hacha I.

Spanish

Noun

facho m (plural fachos)

  1. (Latin America) Fascist

Synonyms

Verb

facho

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of fachar.
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