lavoura

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin labōria (“work, labour”), from Latin labōrāre (“to work”).

Alternative forms

• lavoira

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /laˈvo(w).ɾɐ/ [laˈvo(ʊ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /laˈvo(w).ɾɐ/ [laˈvo(ʊ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /laˈvo(w).ɾa/ [laˈvo(ʊ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈvo(w).ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈvo(w).ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈbow.ɾɐ/ [lɐˈβow.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈvo.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: la‧vou‧ra

Noun

lavoura f (plural lavouras)

1. farming, agriculture
2. tillage

Etymology 2

Verb

lavoura

1. inflection of lavourar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative