faja

[ fah-hah ]

/ ˈfɑ hɑ /

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noun

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

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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

Words nearby faja

faithless, faith school, faitour, Faiyum, Faizabad, faja, Fajardo, fajita, fajitas, fake, fake book

How to use faja in a sentence

In vain he searched the spot where he knew the pistol must have escaped from his faja.
Tracks of a Rolling Stone|Henry J. Coke
Round his waist he wore the usual Spanish faja or bright red cloth.
Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories|Henry Seton Merriman
The sandal is much worn by the poorer classes, and the silken sash, or girdle, passes yet under its Arab name of faja.
With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3|Various