fasquía

Galician

Etymology 1

From vasca (gag reflex) +‎ -ía, from Proto-Celtic *wā(d)-sko- (to press), probably from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰH- (strike).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fas.ˈki.ɐ]

Noun

fasquía m (plural fasquías)

  1. nausea; disgust

Etymology 2

From Andalusian Arabic ڢَصْڧِيَة (faṣqîya), ultimately from Latin fascia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fas.ˈki.ɐ]

Noun

fasquía f (plural fasquías)

  1. long wooden slat
    Synonym: casqueiro
  2. appearance, look
    Synonym: feitura

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “basca”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos