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faena

Syllables: fa·e·na/fɑˈeɪ.nə/

faena noun: a series of passes performed by a matador with a muleta or a sword before the kill.

faena: a series of passes performed by a matador with a muleta or a sword before the kill
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Noun

faena (plural faenas)

  1. A series of passes performed by a matador with a muleta or a sword before the kill.
    • 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...2013, James A. Michener, Iberia, Dial Press, →ISBN, page 736

Forms of faena

pluralfaenas

Origin of faena

Borrowed from Spanish faena. Doublet of hacienda and fazenda.

Questions about faena

What does faena mean?
Faena means a series of passes performed by a matador with a muleta or a sword before the kill.
What part of speech is faena?
Faena is a noun.
How do you pronounce faena?
Faena is pronounced /fɑˈeɪ.nə/.
What is the plural of faena?
The plural of faena is faenas.

Words near faena in the dictionary

  1. faefolk
  2. fAegon
  3. faeling
  4. faelings
  5. Faella
  6. faena
  7. faenas
  8. faer
  9. Faerber
  10. Faerbers
  11. faerie

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