faial

See also: Faial

Portuguese

Etymology

From faia (“beech”) +‎ -al (“a field of”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fajˈaw/ [faɪ̯ˈaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fajˈal/ [fajˈaɫ], /fɐ.iˈal/ [fɐ.iˈaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fajˈa.li/, /fɐ.iˈa.li/

  • Homophone: Faial
  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: fai‧al

Noun

faial m (plural faiais)

  1. beechwood (a wood largely populated with beech trees)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “faial”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “faial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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