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

“Yo conozco al buey que faja y a la víbora que pica.”

From Literature

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

He will dry them in the sun and roast them on his stovetop in a cast iron pan, to sell as beans and to serve as coffee at Café Nunes in Fajã dos Vimes, a village of 70 people on São Jorge Island.

From New York Times

If you wear a traditional faja, or sash, around your waist, tie it in a slip knot.

From Washington Post