faina
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *fagīna (mustela), from the feminine of Latin fagīnus. Compare French fouine.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Catalan faena (“task, chore”) (modern feina), from Latin facienda, gerundive of faciō. Compare Spanish faena.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: fai‧na
Noun
faina f (plural fainas)
- (nautical) work onboard a ship
- (by extension) any type of hard work
- 1920, Paulo Setúbal, “Os colonos”, in Alma Cabocla:
- Começa o rude trabalho. / Que faina honrada e feliz! / Inda molhados de orvalho, / Flamejam, em cada galho. / Os bagos como rubis.
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- (by extension) task, job
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