faxina

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /faˈʃĩ.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /faˈʃi.na/

  • Rhymes: -inɐ
  • Hyphenation: fa‧xi‧na

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian fascina.

Noun

faxina f (plural faxinas)

  1. fascine (cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood)
  2. faggot (bundle of brushwood)
  3. cleaning of an environment, specially a domestic one
  4. (military) fatigue duty
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

faxina

  1. inflection of faxinar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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