faena.
task, job; duty
Meaning & usage
task, job; duty
compulsory labour or work
struggle
dirty trick
pity; shame
faena (series of passes performed by a matador with cape or sword before the kill)
Where this word comes from
From Old Catalan faena (“task, chore”) (modern Catalan feina), from Latin facenda (“things to do”), from faciō. Compare Portuguese faina. Doublet of hacienda.
inflection of faenar: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of faenar: second-person singular imperative
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