faceira

Galician

Etymology

Face (“face”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈθejɾa̝/, (western) /faˈsejɾa̝/

Noun

faceira m (plural faceiras)

1. cheek

   Synonyms: fazula, meixela, moufa

   • 1836, anonymous author, Tertulia de Picaños:

     si houbese quen lle dixêse ó que pasa ¿como habia de consentir cos da Cruña comesen á duas faceiras, é os de Santiago morresen de fame?

     if there were someone to tell her what's happening, how would she allow that the people of A Coruña eat with both cheeks whilst the people of Santiago starve?

2. jowl
3. farmland

   Synonyms: agra, aramio

Derived terms

• faceiró

Related terms

• face

References

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

Portuguese

Adjective

faceira f

1. feminine singular of faceiro