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obra.

work (usually literary or artistic)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈobɾa/[ˈo.β̞ɾa]
  1. work (usually literary or artistic)

    feminine
    obra de arte
    obra literaria
  2. construction

    also · feminine · in-plural
    carretera en obras
    Hay obras.
Where this word comes from

From Old Spanish obra, inherited from Latin opera, from opus. The original form in Old Spanish was huebra, which was later influenced by the verb obrar and generalized to obra. Doublet of ópera.

verb/ˈobɾa/[ˈo.β̞ɾa]
  1. inflection of obrar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of obrar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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