fajana

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown. See also Portuguese fajã.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈxana/ [faˈxa.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: fa‧ja‧na

Noun

fajana f (plural fajanas)

1. (geology, Canary Islands) flat terrain near a hillside or cliff, created from collapsing materials from such elevations

Further reading

• “fajana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014