lôbrego

See also: lóbrego

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lobrego, probably from Latin lūbricus (“slippery, slimy; also deceitful, hazardous, unsteady”), and therefore a doublet of lúbrico, borrowed from the same source. Perhaps influenced by lūgubris (“gloomy, mournful”). Another theory derives it from lūgubris, with metathesis[1] (in which case the doublet would be lúgubre). Compare Spanish lóbrego.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlo.bɾe.ɡu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlo.bɾe.ɡo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈlo.bɾɨ.ɡu/ [ˈlo.βɾɨ.ɣu]

  • Hyphenation: lô‧bre‧go

Adjective

lôbrego (feminine lôbrega, masculine plural lôbregos, feminine plural lôbregas)

  1. lugubrious (gloomy)
    Synonym: lúgubre

References
  1. “lôbrego” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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