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obra

Pronunciation: [ˈo̞.βɾə]

“obra” is a Catalan word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. work (effort expended on a task)
  2. work (literary or artistic production)
  3. play (theatrical performance)
  4. construction, repairs (of a building)

In Catalan

  1. Resultat del treball creatiu d'una persona, si es tracta d'un escriptor és un escrit, si es tracta d'un escultor és una escultura, etc.
  2. Edifici en construcció.
  3. Representació teatral.
  4. Conjunt de materials de construcció que agrupa: els maons, la pedra, el ciment.

Etymology

From Old Catalan obra, inherited from Latin opera, derived from the plural of opus. Doublet of òpera.

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