quehacer

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

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