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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin labrum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈla.bɾu/

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

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

• Rhymes: -abɾu

Noun

labro m (plural labros)

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

Related terms

• lábio
• labroso

 

Further reading

• “labro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10