faccenda
Italian
Etymology
From Latin facienda, neuter plural of faciendus (“that which is to be done”). Doublet of azienda.
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