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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese lobrego, probably from Latin lūbricus (“slippery, slimy; also deceitful, hazardous, unsteady”), and therefore a doublet of lúbrico, borrowed from the same source. Perhaps influenced by lūgubris (“gloomy, mournful”). Another theory derives it from lūgubris, with metathesis[1] (in which case the doublet would be lúgubre). Compare Spanish lóbrego.
Pronunciation
Adjective
lôbrego (feminine lôbrega, masculine plural lôbregos, feminine plural lôbregas)
- lugubrious (gloomy)
- Synonym: lúgubre
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