fajina

Spanish

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Noun

fajina f (plural fajinas)

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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overtime
slog; hard work

Further reading

“fajina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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