quehacer

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Ellipsis and univerbation of algo que hacer (something to do). Compare Sicilian u chi fari (something to do).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /keaˈθeɾ/ [ke.aˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /keaˈseɾ/ [ke.aˈseɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: que‧ha‧cer

Noun

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quehacer m (plural quehaceres)

  1. work
    Synonyms: trabajo, chamba, labores
  2. task
    Synonyms: tarea, cometido
  3. chore
    Synonyms: faena, tareas
  4. (Mexico) homemaking
    Synonyms: labores domésticas, quehaceres domésticos
    Me falta hacer el quehacer.
    I still have to do the homemaking.

Further reading

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