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Catalan
Etymology
Variant form of borrec (“young sheep”).
Pronunciation
Noun
borrego m (plural borregos)
- a kind of biscotti flavoured with anise, a specialty of Cardedeu
- old maid (an unpopped popcorn kernel)
- Synonyms: agüelo, frare
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish borrego.
Pronunciation
Noun
borrego m (plural borregos)
- lamb
- Coordinate term: cordeiro
- ensopado de borrego ― lamb stew
- perna de borrego ― leg of lamb
- (figurative) lamb (docile person)
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Spanish
Etymology
From borra (“year-old sheep”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boˈreɡo/
- Rhymes: -eɡo
- Syllabification: bo‧rre‧go
Noun
borrego m (plural borregos, feminine borrega, feminine plural borregas)
- sheep around its second year of age
- (figurative) sheep, lemming
2016, “Black Mirror”, in Trap Mirror, performed by Los Chikos del Maíz:Pero sigamos consumiendo que no pasa nada; seamos borregos, seamos manada / Que por suerte el ser humano, vaya / También tiene obsolescencia programada- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Noun
borrego m (plural borregos)
- a woolly, white cloud reminiscent of a sheep
Derived terms
Descendants
Adjective
borrego (feminine borrega, masculine plural borregos, feminine plural borregas)
- (derogatory) simple-minded
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