labrego

Galician

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laˈβɾɛɣo̝/

Noun

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

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

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

relative or pertaining to the farmers

References

“labrego” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“labrego” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“labrego” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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