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falla

Pronunciation: [ˈfaʎɐ]

“falla” is a Galician word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. lack; shortage
  2. flaw; fail
  3. a fault

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese falla (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from a Vulgar Latin *fallia, possibly through the intermediate or influence of Old French faille or Old Occitan falha. The geological sense is a more modern one from French.

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