faena

Meaning

faenar

  1. (transitive) to slaughter (animals)
  2. (intransitive) to labor, toil
  3. (intransitive) to fish

Frequency

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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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