"faja" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɑ.hɑ/, /fa.ha/ Forms: fajas [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin fascia Aragonese faixabor. Spanish fajabor. English faja Borrowed from Spanish faja (“corset”), from Aragonese faixa, inherited from Latin fascia. Doublet of fajita, fascia, and fess. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|es:faja<ety:bor<an:faixa>>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin fascia Aragonese faixabor. Spanish fajabor. English faja [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "fascia", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Aragonese", "term" : "faixa", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "an" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "faja", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "faja", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="faja">, {{bor+|en|es|faja||corset}} Borrowed from Spanish faja (“corset”), {{m+|an|faixa}} Aragonese faixa, {{m+|la|fascia}} Latin fascia, {{doublet|en|fajita|fascia|fess}} Doublet of fajita, fascia, and fess, {{etymon|en|:bor|es:faja<ety:bor<an:faixa>>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin fascia Aragonese faixabor. Spanish fajabor. English faja Head templates: {{en-noun}} faja (plural fajas)
  1. A type of waist trainer or corset used to shape the waist.
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