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Italian
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin chordus (“late-born”), through an unattested Vulgar Latin term *chordiscus. Compare also Portuguese cordeiro, Spanish cordero.
Noun
cordesco m (plural cordeschi, feminine cordesca) (Tuscany)
- secondborn lamb
- calf butchered when still young
Further reading
- cordesco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana