faena

noun

fa·​e·​na fä-ˈā-(ˌ)nä 

: a series of final passes leading to the kill made by the matador in a bullfight

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, literally, task, from obsolete Catalan, from Latin facienda things to be done, from facere to do — more at do

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above