faja

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/fɑ.hɑ//fa.ha/

noun

A type of waist trainer or corset used to shape the waist.

OriginSpanish faja ← Aragonese faixa ← Latin fascia →
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Meanings

nounfaja (plural fajas)

plural fajas

  1. A type of waist trainer or corset used to shape the waist.

Origin

  1. Latinfascia
  2. Aragonesefaixa
  3. Spanishfaja
  4. Englishfaja

Borrowed from Spanish faja (“corset”), from Aragonese faixa, inherited from Latin fascia. Doublet of fajita, fascia, and fess.

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APA

faja. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faja

MLA

“faja.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faja. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faja,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faja.

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