laburo

See also: laburó

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈbuɾo/ [laˈβ̞u.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -uɾo
  • Syllabification: la‧bu‧ro

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian lavoro (“work”).

Noun

laburo m (plural laburos)

  1. (colloquial, Ecuador, Bolivia, Southern Cone) job
    1. (colloquial, Bolivia, Rioplatense, Paraguay) workplace
      Synonyms: (Central America, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru) chamba, (Spain) curro, empleo, faena, (Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) pega, quehacer, tarea
      Voy al laburo.
      I’m going to work.
    2. (colloquial, Rioplatense) hard or tiring task

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

laburo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of laburar

Further reading

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