fajina

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈxina/ [faˈxi.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: fa‧ji‧na

Noun

fajina f (plural fajinas)

1. work
   • 1926, Roberto Arlt, “El juguete rabioso”, in El juguete rabioso:

     Acompañados por un sargento pasamos junto a los hangares cerrados, y en la cuadra nos vestimos con ropa de fajina.

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2. overtime
3. slog; hard work

Further reading

• “fajina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10