cordero

Catalan

Noun

cordero m (plural corderos) (Valencia)

  1. alternative form of corder (“lamb”)

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cordārium (“late-born lamb”), from Latin chordus (“late-born”). Replaced older año from Latin agnus, which had clashed with the word for "year".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koɾˈdeɾo/ [koɾˈð̞e.ɾo]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: cor‧de‧ro

Noun

cordero m (plural corderos, feminine cordera, feminine plural corderas)

  1. lamb

Derived terms

(diminutive corderillo or corderito)

Descendants

  • → Cebuano: kordero
  • → Ladino: kodrero
  • → San Juan Atzingo Popoloca: colélo
  • → Tagalog: kordero
  • → Yosondúa Mixtec: lelu

Further reading

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