merino

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English

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A herd of merinos (sense 1) grazing.

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Etymology

From Spanish merino.

Pronunciation

Noun

merino (countable and uncountable, plural merinos)

  1. (countable) A sheep of a Spanish breed with long, fine hair.
  2. (uncountable) The wool of this sheep.
  3. The fabric made from this wool (or from any similar yarn).
    • 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth (hardback), Duckworth, page 5:
      The Priest pulled the light merino carriage rug higher about his knees.
  4. A dress made out of merino fabric.
    • 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. , volume I, London: Henry Colburn, , published 1842, →OCLC, page 89:
      "Oh, mamma," cried Georgiana, and the speech was heroic for her who dearly loved dress, "I would rather wear my merino, and then I should keep Isabella in countenance."
  5. A yarn made from a combination of wool and cotton in imitation of this wool.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Spanish merino.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: mê‧ri‧no

Noun

mêrino (first-person possessive merinoku, second-person possessive merinomu, third-person possessive merinonya)

  1. (nonstandard) sheep.
    Synonyms: biri-biri, domba

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin maiōrīnus, from maiōr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈɾino/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Syllabification: me‧ri‧no

Adjective

merino (feminine merina, masculine plural merinos, feminine plural merinas)

  1. merino (relating to the sheep or wool)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Catalan: merí, merino

Noun

merino m (plural merinos)

  1. merino (wool or fabric)
  2. (historical, Spain) a count who had jurisdiction over a merindad

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