faixa
Portuguese, noun/ˈfa.ʃɐ/
faixa is spelled F-A-I-X-A (5 letters) and appears 54 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,778th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Faixa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “band, strip” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tira de tecido, ou de outro material, apropriada para cingir a cintura”.
What does faixa mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineband, strip
- 2
femininebelt, ribbon, strap, sash
Ele trazia uma faixa vermelha cruzada ao peito.
- 3
femininetrack (on a record)
Esta é a minha faixa favorita no disco inteiro.
- 4
femininefess (horizontal band across the middle of the shield)
- 5
femininelane (on a road)
- 6
Brazilfeminineellipsis of faixa de pedestres
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tira de tecido, ou de outro material, apropriada para cingir a cintura 2. tudo o que possui a forma de listra ou de tira 3. vide faixa de pedestre 4. molho de erva, palha....
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 faixa
- faixas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce faixa?
- Brazil /ˈfa.ʃɐ/
- Brazil /ˈfaj.ʃɐ/
- Brazil [ˈfaɪ̯.ʃɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to faixa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is faixa in Portuguese?
faixa appears 54 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).