fachada

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: fa‧cha‧da

Noun

fachada f (plural fachadas)

  1. (architecture) façade (of a building)
    Synonyms: frontispício, frontaria, frente, face
  2. (figuratively) anything used to hide something, especially criminal activities

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian facciata. By surface analysis, facha (“figure, aspect”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faˈt͡ʃada/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: fa‧cha‧da

Noun

fachada f (plural fachadas)

  1. (architecture) façade (of a building)
    Synonym: frente

Participle

fachada f sg

  1. feminine singular of fachado

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