mão de obra

See also: mão-de-obra

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• mão-de-obra (pre-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃w̃ d͡ʒi ˈɔ.bɾɐ/ [ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈɔ.bɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃w̃ d͡ʒi ˈɔ.bɾɐ/ [ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈɔ.bɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃w̃ de ˈɔ.bɾa/ [ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃ de ˈɔ.bɾa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃w̃ ˈd‿ɔ.bɾɐ/ [ˈmɐ̃w̃ ˈd‿ɔ.βɾɐ]

Noun

mão de obra f (plural mãos-de-obra)

1. labour, workforce (workers employed by an organisation, especially for manual labour)