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Is faena a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word faena is a Scrabble US word. The word faena is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is faena a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word faena is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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Yes. The word faena is a Words With Friends word. The word faena is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

FAENA,

4-letter words (2 found)

FAAN,FANE,

3-letter words (9 found)

ANA,ANE,EAN,FAA,FAE,FAN,FEN,NAE,NEF,

2-letter words (10 found)

AA,AE,AN,EA,EF,EN,FA,FE,NA,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 23 words from faena according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of faena

faena afena feana efana aefna eafna fanea afnea fnaea nfaea anfea nafea fenaa efnaa fneaa nfeaa enfaa nefaa aenfa eanfa anefa naefa enafa neafa faean afean feaan efaan aefan eafan faaen afaen faaen afaen aafen aafen feaan efaan faean afean eafan aefan aeafn eaafn aaefn aaefn eaafn aeafn fanae afnae fnaae nfaae anfae nafae faane afane faane afane aafne aafne fnaae nfaae fanae afnae nafae anfae anafe naafe aanfe aanfe naafe anafe fenaa efnaa fneaa nfeaa enfaa nefaa feana efana faena afena eafna aefna fnaea nfaea fanea afnea nafea anfea enafa neafa eanfa aenfa naefa anefa aenaf eanaf aneaf naeaf enaaf neaaf aeanf eaanf aaenf aaenf eaanf aeanf anaef naaef aanef aanef naaef anaef enaaf neaaf eanaf aenaf naeaf aneaf

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Definitions and meaning of faena

faena

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish faena. Doublet of hacienda and fazenda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɑˈeɪ.nə/

Noun

faena (plural faenas)

  1. (bullfighting) A series of passes performed by a matador with a muleta or a sword before the kill.

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish faena.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa.e.na/

Noun

faena f (plural faenas)

  1. (bullfighting) faena

Latin

Noun

faena

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of faenum

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faˈena/ [faˈe.na]
  • Rhymes: -ena
  • Syllabification: fa‧e‧na

Etymology 1

From Old Catalan faena (“task, chore”) (modern Catalan feina), from Latin facienda (“things to do”), from faciō. Compare Portuguese faina. Doublet of hacienda.

Noun

faena f (plural faenas)

  1. task, job; duty
    Synonyms: chamba, quehacer, tarea
  2. (Latin America) compulsory labour or work
    Synonym: quehacer
  3. struggle
  4. dirty trick
  5. pity; shame
  6. (bullfighting) faena (series of passes performed by a matador with cape or sword before the kill)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

faena

  1. inflection of faenar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

  • “faena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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