tarefa

Galician edit

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

tarefa f (plural tarefas)

chore, task

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Vulgar Arabic طَرِيحَة (ṭarīḥa, “endeavor”), from the Classical Arabic root طَرَحَ (ṭaraḥa, “to throw”). Cognate with Galician tarefa and Spanish tarea.

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /taˈɾɛ.fɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /taˈɾɛ.fa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐˈɾɛ.fɐ/

Hyphenation: ta‧re‧fa

Noun edit

tarefa f (plural tarefas)

job, task
Tarefa apressada, tarefa estragada.
Rushed task, ruined task.
burden, chore
(computing) job
(Brazil) Clipping of tarefa de casa.
Estou fazendo minha tarefa.
I am doing my homework.
(regional) vessel where oil and rose water flow from the fields (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Synonyms edit

(job): emprego, trabalho
(homework): dever de casa, lição de casa

Derived terms edit

atarefar

Further reading edit

“tarefa” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Portuguese use in nearby Brazil.

Noun edit

tarefa f (plural tarefas)

(Argentina, mainly Northeastern Argentina) harvest of yerba mate leaves

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