carnero

See also: Carnero

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin (agnus) carnārius. Compare Galician and Portuguese carneiro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaɾˈneɾo/ [kaɾˈne.ɾo]
Audio (Spain) (file)
Rhymes: -eɾo
Syllabification: car‧ne‧ro

Noun

carnero m (plural carneros)

a sheep, a ram (woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis, especially a male)
Synonym: oveja
sheepskin (skin of a sheep)
Synonym: badana
mutton (flesh of sheep used as food)
strikebreaker, scab (non-unionized worker hired to replace striking workers)
Synonyms: rompehuelgas, esquirol

Derived terms

salto de carnero

Descendants

→ Cebuano: karnero
→ Hopi: kaneelo
→ Tetelcingo Nahuatl: calnielo, calnielojtli̱

Further reading

“carnero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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