borrec

Catalan

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Latin burrus or burra.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /boˈrek/

(Central) IPA^(key): /buˈrek/

Noun

borrec m (plural borrecs, feminine borrega)

young sheep (until approximately 14 or 15 months of age)

Derived terms

See also

xai
primal

Further reading

“borrec” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“borrec” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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