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faena

9.9

A series of careful moves by a bullfighter with a cape to show skill in a bullfight

noun
/fɑˈeɪnə/

Jargon

: faena

She tried sitting in the garden, but that too was full of aficionados, drinking cocktails, discussing faenas, moving naked bronzed shoulders gracefully under the great linen parasols.

Examples

After months of training, he was finally ready to perform his faena in front of an eager crowd at the bullring.
The audience applauded as the matador completed his dramatic faena, demonstrating grace and precision.
These were based on the practice of unpaid indigenous labor (faena), similar to the colonial mita.

Academic text (2001)
The matador showcased his skill during the faena, elegantly maneuvering the bull with the red cloth.

Synonyms

capework

vsfaena

9.2

Dramatic movements made with a cape in dance, theater, or bullfighting

is a matador's final series of cape passes during a bullfight

Surface Forms

faena singular

faenas plural

Etymology

Faena comes from Spanish and from an old Latin root fac- meaning 'to do' or 'to make', the same root you see in factory. In bullfighting a faena is the final 'task' the matador performs, a careful, artistic series of moves, so the origin as a 'task' explains its modern meaning.