faiança

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French faïence, named after Italian Faenza, a city; from Latin Faventia.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fajˈɐ̃.sɐ/ [faɪ̯ˈɐ̃.sɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fajˈɐ̃.sa/ [faɪ̯ˈɐ̃.sa]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fajˈɐ̃.sɐ/, /fɐˈjɐ̃.sɐ/

  • Hyphenation: fai‧an‧ça

Noun

faiança f (uncountable)

  1. faience (type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic)

Hypernyms

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