borrego

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish borrego.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bor‧re‧go

Noun

borrego m (plural borregos)

  1. lamb
    ensopado de borregolamb stew
    perna de borregoleg of lamb
  2. (figuratively) lamb (person)

Spanish

Etymology

From borra (year-old sheep).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boˈreɡo/, [boˈreɣo]

Noun

borrego m (plural borregos, feminine borrega, feminine plural borregas)

  1. A sheep around its second year of age.
  2. sheep (person)
  3. A woolly, white cloud reminiscent of a sheep.

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