quehacer

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /keaˈθeɾ/ [ke.aˈθeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /keaˈseɾ/ [ke.aˈseɾ]
• 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.

Further reading

• “quehacer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28