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, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay) work

   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, Argentina, Uruguay) hard or tiring task

Related terms

• laburar

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

laburo

1. first-person singular present indicative of laburar

Further reading

• “laburo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014