faena
See also: faená and fäna
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish faena. Doublet of hacienda and fazenda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faˈenə/
Noun
faena (plural faenas)
- (bullfighting) A series of passes performed by a matador with a muleta or a sword before the kill.
- 2013, James A. Michener, Iberia, Dial Press, →ISBN, page 736:
- Faena is the vital third act in which the matador exhibits his skill with the muleta. Tradition requires that during the faena he keep his sword in his right hand, which usually also holds the muleta. Experts judge that the excellence of any single fight depends about sixty to seventy percent on the faena, which can excuse poor work elsewhere.
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Translations
passes
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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
Etymology
From Old Catalan faena (“task, chore”) (modern Catalan feina), from Latin facienda (“things to do”), from faciō. Compare Portuguese faina. Doublet of hacienda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faˈena/ [faˈe.na]
- Rhymes: -ena
- Syllabification: fa‧e‧na
Noun
faena f (plural faenas)
- task, job; duty
- Synonyms: chamba, quehacer, tarea
- (Latin America) compulsory labour or work
- dirty trick
- pity; shame
- (bullfighting) faena (series of passes performed by a matador with cape or sword before the kill)
Derived terms
- faenar
Verb
faena
- inflection of faenar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “faena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014