traballar

Meaning

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)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɾabaˈʎaɾ/

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: trabalhar

Cognate with Spanish: 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.