labrego
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Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From labrar (“to work the land”) + -ego. Cognate with Spanish labriego.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
labrego m (plural labregos, feminine labrega, feminine plural labregas)
- peasant, farmer
- Synonym: labrador
- 1853, Juan Manuel Pintos, A Gaita Gallega, Pontevedra: Impr. de D. José e D. Primitivo Vilas, page 29:
- Por aquí nacen os ricos polo outro probes labregos. Estas son as dúas castes que hai en todo o mundo inteiro.
- Here the rich people are born, there the poor peasants; these are the two races that there are in the whole world
Adjective[edit]
labrego (feminine labrega, masculine plural labregos, feminine plural labregas)
- relative or pertaining to the farmers
References[edit]
- “labrego” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “labrego” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “labrego” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.