hazaña

Spanish

Alternative forms

• fazaña (obsolete)

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic حَسَانَة (ḥasāna), from Arabic حَسَنَة (ḥasana, “good deed, alms”), from the root ح س ن (ḥ-s-n). Corominas suggests influence of hacer or Latin facere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˈθaɲa/ [aˈθa.ɲa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aˈsaɲa/ [aˈsa.ɲa]

Noun

hazaña f (plural hazañas)

1. feat; deed

Further reading

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