feixe

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese feixe, from Latin fascis, from fascio (“to bundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰasko (“bundle, band”). Cognate with Portuguese feixe, Spanish haz, Catalan feix, Occitan fais, French faix, Italian fascio and Romanian fascie.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfejʃe̝/, /ˈfejʃ/

Noun

feixe m (plural feixes)

  1. bundle
  2. sheaf
  3. (collective) faggot
  4. winepress beam

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese feixe, from Latin fascis, from fascio (“to bundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰasko (“bundle, band”). Cognate with Galician feixe, Spanish haz, Catalan feix, Occitan fais, French faix, Italian fascio and Romanian fascie.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfɐj.ʃɨ/, /ˈfej.ʃɨ/
  • Hyphenation: fei‧xe

Noun

feixe m (plural feixes)

  1. bundle
  2. sheaf
  3. (collective) faggot (bundle of wood)
  4. portion
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