lavoura

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin labōria (“work, labour”), from Latin labōrāre (“to work”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /laˈvo(w).ɾɐ/ [laˈvo(ʊ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /laˈvo(w).ɾa/ [laˈvo(ʊ̯).ɾa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐˈvo(w).ɾɐ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐˈbow.ɾɐ/ [lɐˈβow.ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐˈvo.ɾɐ/

  • Hyphenation: la‧vou‧ra

Noun

lavoura f (plural lavouras)

  1. farming, agriculture
  2. tillage

Etymology 2

Verb

lavoura

  1. inflection of lavourar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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