faja

American  

[fah-hah] / ˈfɑ hɑ /

noun

1. a broad, brightly colored sash traditionally worn by Spanish and Latin American men.

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Etymology

Origin of faja

First recorded in 1835–45; from Spanish: literally, “belt, strip, band”; originally dialect or from Catalan, from Latin fascia “band, bandage”; see fascia

Example Sentences

After doing a prayer and cleansing ceremony in Escobar’s home, she bound her abdomen with a faja to help heal the soft tissue and uterus while giving support to the abdominal muscles and wall.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2021

With gentle tucks and pulls, the sisters wrapped her in vivid Maya attire — an embroidered blouse, or huipil, a hand-woven sash, or faja, and a traditional shawl.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2018

Here’s what we’re reading this morning, starting with The Times’s N.Y./Metro section:  The faja, a garment used by liposuction patients, is making a comeback as a girdle among women who want hourglass figures.

From New York Times • May 16, 2012

Once they moved on, I hitched my anaco up to my knees, tucking it into the faja at my waist.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

“Oh, yes,” I say, struggling to hold up the fabric with one hand, while wrapping the faja around my waist with the other, pulling it extra tight.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau