huelga
/ˈw̝elɡa/ · B1 · noun · f
strike
🪧 From holgar, to rest or loaf: a huelga is when workers stop and rest
Old Spanish holgar meant to take it easy or be idle, and it survives in holgazán, a lazybones. A huelga is a day of organised idleness. It sounds like WELL-ga: well, go home, we are on strike.