faja
Americannoun
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
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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
Finally, I tuck the end of the faja in and try to breathe.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
I tucked in my filthy blouse and tied my faja around my waist and ran my fingers through my tangle of hair.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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