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Where does “tarefa” come from?

tarefa (Portuguese) comes from Arabic طَرِيحَة, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.

tarefa (Portuguese): job, task; burden, chore; Clipping of tarefa de...

Definitions

  1. job, task; burden, chore; Clipping of tarefa de...

Ancestry of “tarefa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطَرِيحَةendeavor
2Arabicطَرَحَreject, deduct; to throw

Words derived from “tarefa”

  • monotarefa
  • multitarefa
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