faena

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish faena. Doublet of hacienda and fazenda. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɑˈeɪ.nə/ Hyphenation: fa‧e‧na === Noun === faena (plural faenas) (bullfighting) A series of passes performed by a matador with a muleta or a sword before the kill. ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Alternative forms === feina === Etymology === Inherited from Old Catalan faena, from Latin facienda. Compare Spanish faena and Portuguese faina. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [fəˈe.nə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [faˈe.na] Hyphenation: fa‧e‧na === Noun === faena f (plural faenes) (Valencia) work, job Synonym: treball === Further reading === “faena”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “faena”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “faena” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “faena” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish faena. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fa.e.na/ === Noun === faena f (plural faenas) (bullfighting) faena == Latin == === Noun === faena nominative/accusative/vocative plural of faenum == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /faˈena/ [faˈe.na] Rhymes: -ena Syllabification: fa‧e‧na === Etymology 1 === From Old Catalan faena (“task, chore”) (modern Catalan feina), from Latin facienda (“things to do”), from faciō. Compare Portuguese faina. Doublet of hacienda. ==== Noun ==== faena f (plural faenas) task, job; duty Synonyms: chamba, quehacer, tarea compulsory labour or work Synonym: quehacer struggle dirty trick pity; shame (bullfighting) faena (series of passes performed by a matador with cape or sword before the kill) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== See also ===== fajina === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== faena inflection of faenar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “faena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025