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faja
[ fah-hah ]
noun
- a broad, brightly colored sash traditionally worn by Spanish and Latin American men.
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Amanda Davila, 27, of New Brunswick, was charged in the death of Faja Williams, who was found unresponsive when she arrived at Claremont Elementary School in Franklin Park on Monday.
After doing a prayer and cleansing ceremony in Escobar’s home, she bound her abdomen with a faja to help heal the soft tissue and uterus while giving support to the abdominal muscles and wall.
“Yo conozco al buey que faja y a la víbora que pica.”
With gentle tucks and pulls, the sisters wrapped her in vivid Maya attire — an embroidered blouse, or huipil, a hand-woven sash, or faja, and a traditional shawl.
He will dry them in the sun and roast them on his stovetop in a cast iron pan, to sell as beans and to serve as coffee at Café Nunes in Fajã dos Vimes, a village of 70 people on São Jorge Island.
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