tarefa

Galician

Noun

tarefa f (plural tarefas)

1. chore, task

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Arabic طَرِيحَة (ṭarīḥa, “endeavor”), from the Classical Arabic root طَرَحَ (ṭaraḥa, “to throw”). Cognate with Galician tarefa and Spanish tarea.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /taˈɾɛ.fɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /taˈɾɛ.fɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /taˈɾɛ.fa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐˈɾɛ.fɐ/

• Hyphenation: ta‧re‧fa

Noun

tarefa f (plural tarefas)

1. job, task

   Tarefa apressada, tarefa estragada.

   Rushed task, ruined task.

2. burden, chore
3. (computing) job
4. (Brazil) Clipping of tarefa de casa.

   Estou fazendo minha tarefa.

   I am doing my homework.

5. (regional) vessel where oil and rose water flow from the fields (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Synonyms

• (job): emprego, trabalho
• (homework): dever de casa, lição de casa

Derived terms

• atarefar

Further reading

• “tarefa” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Portuguese use in nearby Brazil.

Noun

tarefa f (plural tarefas)

1. (Argentina, mainly Northeastern Argentina) harvest of yerba mate leaves