facho
Portuguese, noun/ˈfa.ʃu/
facho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “torch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “archote, lanterna, farol; matéria inflamada que se acende de noite”.
What does facho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetorch
- 2
masculinebeam
adjective
- 1
derogatoryrarefashy (relating to fascism)
noun
- 1
colloquialderogatorymasculinefash (a fascist or member of the far-right)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. fascista; que defende o fascismo
noun: 1. archote, lanterna, farol; matéria inflamada que se acende de noite 2. aquilo que esclarece, ilumina; guia, norte 3. aquilo que excita ou desenvolve uma paixão, uma calamidade, etc. 4. mulher malcomportada
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of facho
- fachos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce facho?
- Brazil /ˈfa.ʃu/
- Portugal /ˈfa.ʃu/
- Portugal /ˈfat.ʃu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to facho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is facho in Portuguese?
facho appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).