General
laburar
What does laburar mean?
To work, to hold down a job. The source is the Italian verb 'lavorare' (to work), reshaped by Genoese and southern-Italian immigrants into 'laburar'.
"Tengo que laburar manana temprano. (I have to work early tomorrow.)"
Origin
Core Lunfardo verb attested from the late-1800s wave of Italian immigration to the Rio de la Plata and recorded by the Academia Portena del Lunfardo; the derivation from Italian 'lavorare' is well established and uncontroversial.
Frequently asked questions
What does laburar mean?
It means 'to work' in Argentine and Uruguayan slang.
Where did laburar come from?
From Italian 'lavorare', brought by immigrants to Buenos Aires in the late 1800s.
What is the noun form?
El laburo, meaning 'the job' or 'the work'.
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