huebra

Old Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin opera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu͡ebɾa/

Noun

huebra f (plural huebras)

1. work (something produced)
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 19r:

     […] &́ vieron la gĺa de iſŕl dedios. Como huebra de blãcor. &́ de cristal. ⁊ como color de los cielo^s mõdos […]

     […] and they saw the glory of the God of Israel, like a work of white and crystal, and like the color of realm of the heavens. […]

Synonyms

• obra f

Related terms

• obrar
• obrero

Descendants

• Spanish: huebra

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish huebra, from Latin opera. See also obra, which was influenced by the verb obrar. Also a doublet of ópera, a borrowing from Italian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈw̝ebɾa/ [ˈw̝e.β̞ɾa]
• Rhymes: -ebɾa
• Syllabification: hue‧bra

Noun

huebra f (plural huebras)

1. (law) acre; as much land as can be ploughed in a day

Related terms

• obrar

Further reading

• “huebra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10