quehacer

Spanish

Etymology

Abbreviation and union of algo que hacer ("something to do")

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ke.aˈθeɾ/, IPA^(key): /kjaˈθeɾ/ (Spain)
IPA^(key): /ke.aˈseɾ/, IPA^(key): /kjaˈseɾ/ (Lat. Am.)

Noun

quehacer m (plural quehaceres)

work
task
chore
(Mexico) homemaking
Me falta hacer el quehacer (not considered a pleonasm)= "I still have to do the homemaking"

Synonyms

(work): trabajo, chamba, labores
(chore): faena, tareas
(homemaking): labores domésticas, quehaceres domésticos

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