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fa⋅e⋅na
[fah-ey-nuh] 
–noun
| the final third of a bullfight in which the matador uses a muleta and the sword in making the final series of passes preparatory to the kill. |
Origin:
1925–30; < Sp: lit., task < Catalan < L facienda, neut. pl. (taken as fem. sing.) of faciendum what is to be done, ger. of facere to do, make; cf. hacienda
1925–30; < Sp: lit., task < Catalan < L facienda, neut. pl. (taken as fem. sing.) of faciendum what is to be done, ger. of facere to do, make; cf. hacienda
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| fa·e·na (fä-ā'nä) n. The series of final passes performed by a matador preparatory to killing a bull in a bullfight. [Spanish, manual labor, from Catalan feyna, from Latin facienda, things to be done, neuter pl. gerundive of facere, to do; see fact.] |
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