obrero

See also: Obrero

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈbɾeɾo/ [oˈβ̞ɾe.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: o‧bre‧ro

Adjective

obrero

1. neuter of obreru

Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈbre.ro/

Noun

obrero (plural obreros)

1. workman, worker

Further reading

• Alexander Gode (1951), Interlingua-English: A Dictionary of the International Language, New York: Storm Publishers, →OL

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin operārius (“worker, labourer”); equivalent to obra (“work”) +‎ -ero. Doublet of operario. Compare French ouvrier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈbɾeɾo/ [oˈβ̞ɾe.ɾo]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: o‧bre‧ro

Adjective

obrero (feminine obrera, masculine plural obreros, feminine plural obreras)

1. (relational) worker; working class

Derived terms

• abeja obrera
• aristocracia obrera
• clase obrera

Noun

obrero m (plural obreros, feminine obrera, feminine plural obreras)

1. worker

   Synonym: trabajador

Derived terms

• obrero de villa

Related terms

• obra f

Descendants

• → Tagalog: obrero

Further reading

• “obrero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish obrero.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔoˈbɾeɾo/ [ʔoˈbɾɛː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: o‧bre‧ro
• Homophone: Obrero

Noun

obrero (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜓ)

1. laborer; worker

   Synonyms: trabahador, manggagawa

Related terms

• obra
• obrerismo
• obrerista