labrego

Galician

Catecismo do labrego (1889), by Valentín Lamas, a denunciation of the difficult living conditions of farmers

Etymology

From labrar (“to work the land”) +‎ -ego. Cognate with Spanish labriego.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈβɾɛɣo̝/

Noun

labrego m (plural labregos, feminine labrega, feminine plural labregas)

1. peasant, farmer

   Synonym: labrador

   • 1853, Juan Manuel Pintos, A Gaita Gallega, Pontevedra: Impr. de D. José e D. Primitivo Vilas, page 29:

     Por aquí nacen os ricos polo outro probes labregos. Estas son as dúas castes que hai en todo o mundo inteiro.

     Here the rich people are born, there the poor peasants; these are the two races that there are in the whole world

Adjective

labrego (feminine labrega, masculine plural labregos, feminine plural labregas)

1. relative or pertaining to the farmers

References

• “labrego” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “labrego” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “labrego” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.