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)

(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.
(colloquial, Argentina, Uruguay) hard or tiring task

Related terms

laburar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

laburo

first-person singular present indicative of laburar

Further reading

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

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