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noun, masculine

trabajo

/tɾaˈbaxo/

noun, masculine/tɾaˈbaxo/plural: trabajos

work, job; work; school assignment, often a presentation

Es un trabajo duro, pero alguien tiene que hacerlo.It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it.

Synonyms: chamba, empleo, faena, quehacer, tarea, curro, laburo

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri- Latin pālus Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin tripālis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium ▲ Byzantine Greek τριπάσσαλον (tripássalon)calq.? Latin tripālium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-Europ