faja

[ fah-hah ]

/ ˈfɑ hɑ /

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noun

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

Nearby words

faithless, faitour, faiyum, faiyûm, faizabad, faja, fajardo, fajita, fajitas, fake, fake book

Origin of faja

1835–45; < Spanish: belt, strip, band; orig. dial. or < Catalan < Latin fascia fascia

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Examples from the Web for faja

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