faena

English

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish faena.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /faˈena/

Noun

faena (plural faenas)

1. (bullfighting) a series of passes performed by a matador with a muleta or a sword before the kill

Translations

passes

• French: faena (fr) f

• Spanish: faena (es) f

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French

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish faena.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fa.e.na/

Noun

faena f (plural faenas)

1. (bullfighting) faena

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Latin

Noun

faena

1. nominative plural of faenum
2. accusative plural of faenum
3. vocative plural of faenum

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Catalan faena ‘task, chore’, from Latin facienda ‘things to do’, from facere.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /faˈena/

Noun

faena f (plural faenas)

1. a task or job; a duty
2. (Latin America) compulsory labour or work
3. a dirty trick
4. (bullfighting) a series of passes performed by a matador with cape or sword before the kill

Synonyms

• chamba f
• quehacer m
• tarea f

Derived terms

• faenar

Verb

faena (infinitive faenar)

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of faenar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of faenar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of faenar.