labuta

[lɐ'butɐ]

nounfemininepl: labutas

hard work; drudgery; toil

1. exhausting or tedious work; labor that is difficult and tiring

He spent years doing labuta to support his family.

Ele passou anos fazendo labuta para sustentar a família.

2. a difficult job or task; something requiring great effort

Cleaning the entire house was quite a labuta.

Limpar toda a casa foi uma labuta.

NYC Slang

grind; hustle

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General Brazilian

labuta

commonly used in informal speech

Rio de Janeiro

labuta

very common in colloquial speech

São Paulo

labuta

used colloquially to refer to difficult work

Portugal

trabalho árduo

less common; 'labuta' is considered more Brazilian Portuguese

estar na labuta

sair da labuta

é uma labuta

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