labro

labro

1. first-person singular present indicative of labrar

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.bro/
• Rhymes: -abro
• Hyphenation: là‧bro

labro m (plural labra)

1. (archaic, poetic) alternative form of labbro

labrō

1. dative/ablative singular of labrum

• "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)

• albor, labor

Borrowed from Latin labrum.

• Rhymes: -abɾu

labro m (plural labros)

1. (anatomy or poetic) upper lip
2. (entomology) labrum (the uppermost of the mouthparts of insects)

• “labro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

• IPA^(key): /ˈlabɾo/ [ˈla.β̞ɾo]
• Rhymes: -abɾo
• Syllabification: la‧bro

From Latin labrum, meaning "lip".

labro m (plural labros)

1. (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.

2. (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.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

labro

1. first-person singular present indicative of labrar

• “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], 10 December 2024