faena
Meaning
faenar
- (transitive) to slaughter (animals)
- (intransitive) to labor, toil
- (intransitive) to fish
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Hyphenated as
fa‧e‧na
Pronounced as (IPA)
/faˈena/
Etymology
In summary
From Old Catalan faena (“task, chore”) (modern Catalan feina), from Latin facienda (“things to do”), from faciō. Compare Portuguese faina. Doublet of hacienda.
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