First Known Use: 1927
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faena
noun fa·e·na \fä-ˈā-(ˌ)nä\
Definition of FAENA
: a series of final passes leading to the kill made by the matador in a bullfight
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Origin of FAENA
Spanish, literally, task, from obsolete Catalan, from Latin facienda things to be done, from facere to do — more at do
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