Faial

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English

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Faial Island

Alternative forms

Fayal

Proper noun

Faial

An island of the Azores, Portugal.

Portuguese

Etymology

From faial, from faia, a tree of species Myrica faya.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /fajˈaw/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fajˈal/ , /fɐˈjal/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fajˈa.li/, /fɐˈja.li/

Homophone: faial
Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
Hyphenation: Fai‧al

Proper noun

Faial m

An island of the Azores, Portugal

Derived terms

faialense

References

^ As árvores na toponímia portuguesa by João Pinho

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