labrego

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Galician

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Catecismo do labrego (1889), by Valentín Lamas, a denunciation of the difficult living conditions of farmers

Etymology

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From labrar (to work the land) +‎ -ego. Cognate with Spanish labriego.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /laˈbɾɛɡo/ [laˈβ̞ɾɛ.ɣ̞ʊ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /laˈbɾɛħo/ [laˈβ̞ɾɛ.ħʊ]

 

  • Hyphenation: la‧bre‧go

Noun

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labrego m (plural labregos, feminine labrega, feminine plural labregas)

  1. peasant, farmer
    Synonym: labrador
    • 1853, Juan Manuel Pintos, A Gaita Gallega, Pontevedra: Impr. de D. José e D. Primitivo Vilas, page 29:
      Por aquí nacen os ricos polo outro probes labregos. Estas son as dúas castes que hai en todo o mundo inteiro.
      Here the rich people are born, there the poor peasants; these are the two races that there are in the whole world

Adjective

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labrego (feminine labrega, masculine plural labregos, feminine plural labregas)

  1. relative or pertaining to the farmers

References

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Compare Galician labrego (farmer, peasant), which maintains the original, nonderogatory meaning.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: la‧bre‧go

Noun

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labrego m (plural labregos, feminine labrega, feminine plural labregas)

  1. (Portugal, derogatory) hillbilly, redneck
    Synonym: (Brazil) caipira

Adjective

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labrego (feminine labrega, masculine plural labregos, feminine plural labregas)

  1. (Portugal, derogatory) relative or pertaining to hillbillys; redneckish