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”; 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

I no longer have to tie the faja so tightly it strangles my rib cage for fear of my anacos falling down.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau