labrador

/laβɾaˈðoɾ/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
labradores

Meaning

  1. farmer

    • El labrador araba el campo.

      The farmer ploughed the field.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

agricultor

labrador is more traditional and rural, emphasizing plowing or working the land; agricultor is the more modern, general word for "farmer."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

agricultor

agricultor is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "farmer."

Practice

1 What does labrador mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ araba el campo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches labrador?

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