faccenda

== Italian == === Etymology === From Latin facienda, neuter plural of faciendus (“that which is to be done”). Doublet of azienda. Cognate with Sicilian facenna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fatˈt͡ʃɛn.da/ Rhymes: -ɛnda Hyphenation: fac‧cèn‧da === Noun === faccenda f (plural faccende) task, labour/labor (thing to do) issue, matter, affair, business, thing Synonym: azienda È una brutta faccenda. ― It's a bad business. tutta un’altra faccenda ― a completely different thing (in the plural) housework, household chores Synonyms: pulizie, (regional) mestiere fare/sbrigare le faccende ― to do the housework ==== Derived terms ==== faccendiere affaccendarsi ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: fatxenda → Spanish: fachenda → Galician: fachenda