fachada

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian facciata (“façade”), a derivation of faccia (“front”), from Latin faciēs (“face”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fa.ˈʃa.da/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ.ˈʃa.ðɐ/
• Hyphenation: fa‧cha‧da

Noun

fachada f (plural fachadas)

1. (architecture) façade (of a building)

   Synonyms: frontispício, frontaria, frente, face

2. (figuratively) anything used to hide something, especially criminal activities

Related terms

• face

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian facciata. Synchronically analyzable as facha (“figure, aspect”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈt͡ʃada/, [faˈt͡ʃa.ð̞a]

Noun

fachada f (plural fachadas)

1. (architecture) façade (of a building)

Further reading

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