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merino.

A sheep of a Spanish breed with long, fine hair.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/məˈɹiːnəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/məˈɹinoʊ/General-American/məˈɹɪnoʊ/General-American, obsolete
  1. A sheep of a Spanish breed with long, fine hair.

    countable
  2. The wool of this sheep.

    uncountable
  3. The fabric made from this wool (or from any similar yarn).

    countable · uncountable
  4. A dress made out of merino fabric.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A yarn made from a combination of wool and cotton in imitation of this wool.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish merino.

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