fachada
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Italian facciata (“façade”), a derivation of faccia (“front”), from Latin faciēs (“face”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
fachada f (plural fachadas)
- (architecture) façade (of a building)
- Synonyms: frontispício, frontaria, frente, face
- (figuratively) anything used to hide something, especially criminal activities
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SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Italian facciata. Synchronically analyzable as facha (“figure, aspect”) + -ada.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
fachada f (plural fachadas)
- (architecture) façade (of a building)