faio

Galician

Etymology 1

From faia (“beech”), from Latin fagus (“beech”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfajo̝/

Noun

faio m (plural faios)

1. attic
2. wooden floor of the faiado (attic)
3. a type of board

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “faio”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “faio”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “faio”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

faio

1. first-person singular present indicative of faiar

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Phaius, from Ancient Greek φαιός (phaiós, “grey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.jo/
• Rhymes: -ajo
• Hyphenation: fà‧io

Noun

faio m (plural fai)

1. any plant of the Phaius taxonomic genus

Further reading

• faio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• foia

Portuguese

Verb

faio

1. first-person singular present indicative of faiar