oficio

/oˈfiθjo/ · B1 · noun · m

profession

🛠️ Latin officium = opus (work) + facere (do): work-doing, same root as office

Oficio comes from Latin officium, built from opus (work) and facere (to do). It is a cousin of English office and official. Spanish keeps the older sense of a trade or craft: ¿Cuál es tu oficio? means What is your trade?

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