tarefa
Meaning
- (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
Hyphenated as
ta‧re‧fa
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/taˈɾɛ.fɐ/
Etymology
From Vulgar Arabic طَرِيحَة (ṭarīḥa, “endeavor”), from the Classical Arabic root طَرَحَ (ṭaraḥa, “to throw”). Cognate with Galician tarefa and Spanish tarea.
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