laborioso

See also: Laborioso

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin labōriōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.boˈrjo.zo/, (traditional) /la.boˈrjo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: la‧bo‧rió‧so

Adjective

laborioso (feminine laboriosa, masculine plural laboriosi, feminine plural laboriose, superlative laboriosissimo)

1. hard-working, industrious
2. busy
3. laborious, difficult

Derived terms

• laboriosamente
• laboriosità

Related terms

• lavorio

Anagrams

• borsaiolo

Latin

Adjective

labōriōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of labōriōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin labōriōsus.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /la.bo.ɾiˈo.zu/, (faster) /la.boˈɾjo.zu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.buˈɾjo.zu/ [lɐ.βuˈɾjo.zu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.buˈɾjo.zu/ [lɐ.βuˈɾjo.zu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.buˈɾjo.zu/

• Hyphenation: la‧bo‧ri‧o‧so

Adjective

laborioso (feminine laboriosa, masculine plural laboriosos, feminine plural laboriosas, metaphonic)

1. laborious; toilsome (requiring much physical effort)
2. laborious; industrious (hard-working and persistent)

   Synonyms: diligente, esforçado, industrioso, trabalhador

Derived terms

• laboriosamente

Further reading

• “laborioso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin labōriōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laboˈɾjoso/ [la.β̞oˈɾjo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: la‧bo‧rio‧so

Adjective

laborioso (feminine laboriosa, masculine plural laboriosos, feminine plural laboriosas)

1. laborious, toilsome

   Synonym: afanoso

Further reading

• “laborioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025