# facho
## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fa.ʃo/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

facho (plural fachos)
* (slang, derogatory) fashy (relating to fascism)

### Noun

facho m or f by sense (plural fachos)
* (slang, derogatory) fash (a fascist or member of the far-right)

## Galician
### Etymology

From facha, from Vulgar Latin *fascula, from facula (“small torch”) crossed with fascis (“bundle”). Compare Portuguese facho.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfat͡ʃo̝/

### Noun

facho m (plural fachos)
* torch made from a bunch of straw
    Synonyms: facha, fachón, fachuzo
* (dated) beacon usually placed atop mountains and hills, and used to warn the locals of the proximity of an enemy
    Synonym: brandariz

#### Derived terms

* facheiro
* fachó (diminutive)
* Facho
* Monte do Facho

### References

* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “hacha I”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

### Further reading

* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “facha”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “facho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “facho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “facho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈfa.ʃu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈfa.ʃu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈfa.ʃo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈfa.ʃu/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈfa.ʃu/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈfa.t͡ʃu/
* Rhymes: -aʃu, (Northern Portugal) -at͡ʃu
* Hyphenation: fa‧cho

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *fascŭlō, from fax (“torch”). Compare Galician facho.

#### Noun

facho m (plural fachos)
* torch
* beam
    Synonym: raio

### Etymology 2

Clipping of fascista. Possibly influenced by Spanish facho and French facho.

#### Adjective

facho (invariable)
* (rare, derogatory) fashy (relating to fascism)

#### Noun

facho m (plural fachos)
* (colloquial, derogatory) fash (a fascist or member of the far-right)
** 2023 November 14, Agence France-Presse, “Presidente mexicano qualifica Javier Milei de "facho conservador"”, in Correio Brasiliense‎, archived from the original on 2023-11-15:

### Further reading

* “facho”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “facho”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
* “facho”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “facho”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2025
* “facho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “facho”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “facho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfat͡ʃo/ [ˈfa.t͡ʃo]
* Rhymes: -atʃo
* Syllabification: fa‧cho

### Etymology 1

An alternative form of facha (“fash”) likely used to distinguish from facha (“style”, literally “face”).

#### Noun

facho m (plural fachos)
* Rioplatense and Chilean form of facha (“fash”)
    Synonym: (Spain) facha

#### Adjective

facho (feminine facha, masculine plural fachos, feminine plural fachas)
* (derogatory, Rioplatense, Chile, Internet slang) Alternative form of facha (“fash”)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

facho
* first-person singular present indicative of fachar

### Etymology 3

From fascista +‎ -acho. Compare European Spanish facha.

#### Noun

facho m (plural fachos)
* (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, derogatory) fascist; far-right extremist
    Synonym: fascista
    Coordinate term: comunacho

### Further reading

* “facho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10