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fa•e•na
(fä ā′nə),USA pronunciation n.
- 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.
- Latin facienda, neuter plural (taken as feminine singular) of faciendum what is to be done, gerund, gerundive of facere to do, make; compare hacienda
- Catalan
- Spanish: literally, task
- 1925–30