faia
Portuguese, noun/ˈfaj.ɐ/
faia is spelled F-A-I-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 45,243rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Faia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “beech (tree of genus Fagus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of faiar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “árvore alta e ramosa, geralmente da espécie Fagus sylvatica, e também o álamo ou choupo Populus nigra”.
What does faia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebeech (tree of genus Fagus)
- 2
femininefaya (tree of species Myrica faya)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. árvore alta e ramosa, geralmente da espécie Fagus sylvatica, e também o álamo ou choupo Populus nigra 2. lança feita com a madeira dessa árvore 3. vara dos tratantes de gado
noun: 1. entrelinha tipográfica
noun: 1. indivíduo de costumes maus 2. indivíduo de vida desregrada 3. fadista
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 faia
- faias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce faia?
- Brazil /ˈfaj.ɐ/
- Brazil [ˈfaɪ̯.ɐ]
- Portugal /ˈfaj.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to faia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is faia in Portuguese?
faia 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).