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Old Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin opera.
Pronunciation
Noun
huebra f (plural huebras)
- work (something produced)
c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 19r:[…] &́ vieron la gĺa de iſŕl dedios. Como huebra de blãcor. &́ de cristal. ⁊ como color de los cielos mõdos […]- and they saw the glory of the God of Israel, like a work of white and crystal, and like the color of realm of the heavens.
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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish huebra, from Latin opera. See also obra, which was influenced by the verb obrar. Also a doublet of ópera, a borrowing from Italian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈw̝ebɾa/
- Rhymes: -ebɾa
- Syllabification: hue‧bra
Noun
huebra f (plural huebras)
- (law) acre; as much land as can be ploughed in a day
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