See also: mão de obra

Portuguese

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Pronunciation

edit
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌmɐ̃w̃.d͡ʒiˈɔ.bɾɐ/ [ˌmɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈɔ.bɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌmɐ̃w̃.deˈɔ.bɾa/ [ˌmɐ̃ʊ̯̃.deˈɔ.bɾa]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌmɐ̃w̃ˈd‿ɔ.bɾɐ/ [ˌmɐ̃w̃ˈd‿ɔ.βɾɐ]

Noun

edit

mão-de-obra f (plural mãos-de-obra)

  1. labour, workforce (workers employed by an organisation, especially for manual labour)