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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10