tarea
/taˈɾea/ · A2 · noun · f
undertaking
📝 From Arabic tariha: a piece of work assigned to be done in a set time
Spanish borrowed tarea from Andalusi Arabic tariha, a job thrown at someone to finish. English task has the same t-a opening and the same sense, so tarea = task with the ending softened. Homework is just the task school sends home.