traballar

Significado (Inglés)

1. (intransitive) to work
2. (intransitive) to struggle, strive
3. (transitive) to exert an effort on something; usually referred to a field (cultivate), dough (knead), or iron (forge)

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/tɾabaˈʎaɾ/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Relativo a portugués: trabalhar

Relativo a español: trabajar

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese traballar, from Vulgar Latin *tripāliāre (“torment”), derived from Late Latin tripālium (“torture instrument”). Compare Portuguese trabalhar, Spanish trabajar.