borrego cimarrón
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boˌreɡo θimaˈron/ [boˌre.ɣ̞o θi.maˈrõn] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /boˌreɡo simaˈron/ [boˌre.ɣ̞o si.maˈrõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: bo‧rre‧go ci‧ma‧rrón
Noun
borrego cimarrón m (plural borregos cimarrones)
- bighorn sheep (species of wild sheep in North America)
- Synonyms: carnero de las Rocosas, musmón, muflón de las montañas, muflón canadiense
Further reading
- “borrego cimarrón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024