labro
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See also: labró
Galician
Verb
labro
Italian
Pronunciation
Noun
labro m (plural labra)
Latin
Noun
labrō
References
- "labro", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -abɾu
Noun
labro m (plural labros)
Related terms
- lábio
- labroso
Further reading
- “labro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin labrum, meaning "lip".
Noun
labro m (plural labros)
- (zoology) upper lip of the mouths of insects, very apparent in chewing insects, and sometimes confusing or modified in others
- El labro de algunos insectos es muy prominente y ayuda en la masticación.
- The upper lip of some insects is very prominent and helps in chewing.
- (obsolete) lip
- Synonym: labio
- Los poetas antiguos escribían versos sobre la belleza de los labros de sus amadas.
- Ancient poets wrote verses about the beauty of the lips of their loved ones.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
labro
Further reading
- “labro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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