Meaning
tough job, slog
- An unpleasant, tedious, or exhausting task or job; a slog.
In a sentence
Pulire la cantina dopo l'allagamento è stato un lavoraccio.
Cleaning the basement after the flood was a real slog.
Chi si occuperà di questo lavoraccio noioso?
Who is going to take care of this tedious chore?
Non voglio lasciarti tutto questo lavoraccio da solo.
I don't want to leave all this tough work to you alone.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| lavoraccio | masculine · singular |
| lavoracci | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Informal: used to complain about difficult, dirty, or tedious tasks.
- Formed from lavoro with the pejorative suffix -accio.