labeur

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch labeur, from Middle French labeur, from Old French labor, from Latin labor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laːˈbøːr/
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  • Hyphenation: la‧beur
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

labeur n (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly Belgium) toil, hard labour, heavy labour, in the past esp. on agricultural land

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French labor, borrowed from Latin labōrem.

Pronunciation

Noun

labeur m (plural labeurs)

  1. toil
    Un dur labeur.

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