luto

Meaning

lutar

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to fight (participate in a conflict)
  2. (intransitive) to fight (participate in a conflict against an enemy)
  3. (intransitive) to fight, to struggle (try to stop something)
  4. (intransitive) to fight; to strive; to struggle (try to obtain something)
  5. (intransitive) to struggle (attempt to counteract a force)

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlu.tu/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese luito, from Latin lūctus (“grief, sorrow”). Compare Galician loito.

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