facisca

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin fascia.

Noun

facisca f (plural facisques)

1. broom

   Les facisques facíense cola escoba, poro nuémanles tamíen escobies en dellos dialeutos

   Brooms used to be made with the escoba plant (Ruscus spp.), which is why they are called escobies in some dialects.

Synonyms

• faxisga
• escobia
• barredoriu