in bullfighting, the series of passes at the bull immediately before the kill, for displaying the matador's skill
Origin of faena
Sp, literally , workfaena
fa·e·na
noun
Faena is defined as the passes that a bullfighter makes before killing the bull.
An example of faena is the last few passes made by a matador.
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faena
noun
The series of final passes performed by a matador preparatory to killing a bull in a bullfight.
Origin of faena
Spanish manual labor from Catalan feyna from Latin facienda things to be done neuter pl. gerundive of facere to do ; see fact .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural faenas)
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