trabajo

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See also: trabajó

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾaˈbaxo/
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  • Rhymes: -axo
  • Syllabification: tra‧ba‧jo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from trabajar.

Noun

trabajo m (plural trabajos)

  1. work, job
    Synonyms: chamba, empleo, faena, quehacer, tarea, curro, laburo
    Es un trabajo duro, pero alguien tiene que hacerlo.
    It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it.
  2. (physics) work
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Cebuano: trabaho
  • → Tagalog: trabaho
  • → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: traböjo
  • → Ye'kwana: tadawaaju

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

trabajo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of trabajar

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