Etymology

From Old Portuguese feixe, from Latin fascis, from fascio ‎(“to bundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhasko ‎(“bundle, band”). Cognate with Galician feixe, Spanish haz, Catalan feix, Occitan fais, French faix, Italian fascio and Romanian fascie.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɐj.ʃɨ/, /ˈfej.ʃɨ/
• Hyphenation: fei‧xe