Polyglot Dictionary

faxina

/faˈʃinɐ/

a noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as faxinas

Meaning

  1. cleaning

    • Fiz a faxina.

      I did the cleaning.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

limpeza

faxina is more about a thorough, deep cleaning session; limpeza is more general, everyday cleaning.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

limpieza

limpieza is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "cleaning."

Practice

1 What does faxina mean?

2 Fill the gap: Fiz a ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches faxina?

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