"faina" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfaj.nɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈfaɪ̯.nɐ] [Brazil], /ˈfaj.nɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈfaɪ̯.nɐ] [Brazil], /ˈfaj.na/ [Southern-Brazil], [ˈfaɪ̯.na] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈfaj.nɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: fainas [plural]
Etymology: From Old Catalan faena (“task, chore”) (modern feina), from Latin facienda, gerundive of faciō. Compare Spanish faena. Doublet of fazenda. Etymology templates: {{der|pt|roa-oca|faena||task, chore}} Old Catalan faena (“task, chore”), {{der|pt|la|facienda}} Latin facienda, {{cog|es|faena}} Spanish faena, {{doublet|pt|fazenda}} Doublet of fazenda Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} faina f (plural fainas)
  1. (nautical) work onboard a ship Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-faina-pt-noun-hzJ-qsuP Categories (other): Nautical Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (by extension) any type of hard work Tags: broadly, feminine Synonyms: azáfama, labuta, trabalho
    Sense id: en-faina-pt-noun-XNwUObvt Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 66 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 68 29 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 4 57 39
  3. (by extension) task, job Tags: broadly, feminine Synonyms: lida, tarefa
    Sense id: en-faina-pt-noun-vwmpP-Qz

Inflected forms

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