laborioso
Portuguese, adjective/la.bo.ɾiˈo.zu/
laborioso is spelled L-A-B-O-R-I-O-S-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese, the 107,947th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Laborioso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “laborious; toilsome (requiring much physical effort)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que dá trabalho; custoso”.
What does laborioso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
laborious; toilsome (requiring much physical effort)
- 2
laborious; industrious (hard-working and persistent)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que dá trabalho; custoso 2. que trabalha com ânimo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of laborioso
- laboriosa feminine
- laboriosos masculine plural
- laboriosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce laborioso?
- Brazil /la.bo.ɾiˈo.zu/
- Brazil /la.boˈɾjo.zu/
- Portugal /lɐ.buˈɾjo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to laborioso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is laborioso in Portuguese?
laborioso appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).