boyerizo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish boyarizo, from Vulgar Latin *bovāricius, from Latin bovem (“cow”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /boʃeˈɾiso/ [bo.ʃeˈɾi.so] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /boʒeˈɾiso/ [bo.ʒeˈɾi.so] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Noun

boyerizo m (plural boyerizos)

  1. person who watches over the cows
  2. corral

Further reading

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