faio

Galician

Etymology 1

From faia (“beech”), from Latin fagus (“beech”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfajo̝/

Noun

faio m (plural faios)

1. attic
2. wooden floor of the faiado (attic)
3. a type of board

References

• “faio” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “faio” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “faio” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology 2

Verb

faio

1. first-person singular present indicative of faiar

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Phaius, from Ancient Greek φαιός (phaiós, “grey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.jo/
• Rhymes: -ajo
• Hyphenation: fà‧io

Noun

faio m (plural fai)

1. any plant of the Phaius taxonomic genus

Further reading

• faio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• foia

Portuguese

Verb

faio

1. first-person singular present indicative of faiar