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, Canaries) flat terrain near a hillside or cliff, created from collapsing materials from such elevations

Further reading

“fajana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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