borrego

Catalan

Etymology

Variant form of borrec (young sheep).

Pronunciation

Noun

borrego m (plural borregos)

  1. a kind of biscotti flavoured with anise, a specialty of Cardedeu
  2. old maid (an unpopped popcorn kernel)
    Synonyms: agüelo, frare

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish borrego.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /boˈʁe.ɡu/ [boˈhe.ɡu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /boˈʁe.ɡu/ [boˈχe.ɡu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /boˈʁe.ɡo/ [boˈhe.ɡo]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /buˈʁe.ɡu/ [buˈʁe.ɣu]

  • Hyphenation: bor‧re‧go

Noun

borrego m (plural borregos)

  1. lamb
    Coordinate term: cordeiro
    ensopado de borregolamb stew
    perna de borregoleg of lamb
  2. (figurative) lamb (docile person)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From borra (year-old sheep).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boˈreɡo/ [boˈre.ɣ̞o]
  • Rhymes: -eɡo
  • Syllabification: bo‧rre‧go

Noun

borrego m (plural borregos, feminine borrega, feminine plural borregas)

  1. sheep around its second year of age
  2. (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)

  1. a woolly, white cloud reminiscent of a sheep

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Portuguese: borrego

Adjective

borrego (feminine borrega, masculine plural borregos, feminine plural borregas)

  1. (derogatory) simple-minded

Further reading

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