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faenar

to fish

verb fah-eh-NAHR Rare
People & Society Work

Origin: From faena (task, chore), ultimately Arabic.

Also means

to do farm work

Usage Note

Faenar primarily means 'to fish' or 'to work at sea' in maritime contexts (los marineros faenaban toda la noche). In agriculture, especially in Andalusia and Latin America, it can mean to perform farm or slaughterhouse labour. The noun faena also describes a bullfighter's sequence of passes with the cape.

Examples

"Los pescadores faenaban desde el amanecer."

Natural Translation

The fishermen were fishing since dawn.

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