labro

See also: labró

Galician

Verb

labro

1. first-person singular present indicative of labrar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.bro/
• Rhymes: -abro
• Hyphenation: là‧bro

Noun

labro m (plural labra)

1. (archaic, poetic) Alternative form of labbro

Latin

Noun

labrō

1. dative/ablative singular of labrum

References

• labro in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Anagrams

• albor, labor

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈla.bɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈla.bɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈla.bɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈla.bɾu/ [ˈla.βɾu]

Noun

labro m (plural labros)

1. (anatomy or poetic) upper lip
2. (entomology) labrum (the uppermost of the mouthparts of insects)

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Latin labrum, meaning "lip".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌˈlabɾo/ [ˌˈla.β̞ɾo]

Noun

labro m (plural labros)

1. (zoology) upper lip of the mouths of insects, very apparent in chewing insects, and sometimes confusing or modified in others

   El labro de algunos insectos es muy prominente y ayuda en la masticación.

   The upper lip of some insects is very prominent and helps in chewing.

2. (obsolete) lip

   Synonym: labio

   Los poetas antiguos escribían versos sobre la belleza de los labros de sus amadas.

   Ancient poets wrote verses about the beauty of the lips of their loved ones.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

labro

1. first-person singular present indicative of labrar

Further reading

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