cãprinã

See also: caprina and caprină

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin caprīna, feminine of caprīnus (“caprine”). The (Daco-) Romanian equivalent term is now lost, but an obsolete, regional, and popular term căprină was once attested to mean "a rugged sheep with long, uncurly hair and a rough temperament" (hence goat-like).[1]

Noun

cãprinã f (plural cãprinj or cãprinuri)

  1. goat wool

References
  1. http://www.scribd.com/doc/119066566/Al-Rosetti-Istoria-Limbii-Romane#scribd
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