faixa

From Old Occitan [Term?] (compare Occitan faissa), from Latin fascia (“strip, ribbon”).

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ʃə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈfaj.ʃa/

faixa f (plural faixes)

1. belt, ribbon, strap, sash
2. (heraldry) fess

• “faixa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

From Old Portuguese faixa, from Latin fascia (“strip, ribbon”).

faixa f (plural faixas)

1. band, strip
2. (fashion) belt, ribbon, strap, sash

   Ele trazia uma faixa vermelha cruzada ao peito.

   He wore a red sash across his chest.

3. (music) track (on a record)

   Esta é a minha faixa favorita no disco inteiro.

   This is my favorite track on the entire disc.

4. lane (on a road)
5. (heraldry) fess (horizontal band across the middle of the shield)
6. Short for faixa de pedestres.

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:faixa.