Feminine
tarefa
- (feminine) job, task
- (feminine) burden, chore
- (feminine) job
- (Brazil, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, feminine) clipping of tarefa de casa (“homework”)
- (feminine, regional) vessel where oil and rose water flow from the fields
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/taˈɾɛ.fɐ/
Etymology
In summary
From Vulgar Arabic طَرِيحَة (ṭarīḥa, “endeavor”), from the Classical Arabic root طَرَحَ (ṭaraḥa, “to throw”). Cognate with Galician tarefa and Spanish tarea.
Related words
assigned job
official duty
duty assignment
deveres oficiais
trabalho escolar
Trabalho Escolar
gravame
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