fajana
Spanish
Etymology
Unknown. See also Portuguese fajã.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faˈxana/ [faˈxa.na]
- Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: fa‧ja‧na
Noun
fajana f (plural fajanas)
- (geology, Canary Islands) flat terrain near a hillside or cliff, created from collapsing materials from such elevations
Further reading
- “fajana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024