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carneiro.

ram (male sheep)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaɾ.ˈnej.ɾo̝/

  1. ram (male sheep)

    masculine

  2. a stubborn person

    masculine

  3. boor (an uncultured person)

    masculine

  4. warty venus (Venus verrucosa)

    masculine

  5. common cockle (Cerastoderma edule)

    masculine

  6. prickly cockle (Acanthocardia echinata)

    masculine

  7. Aries (someone with an Aries star sign)

    masculine

  8. a foamy wave

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese carneiro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin (agnus) carnārius. Compare Portuguese carneiro and Spanish carnero.

adj/kaɾ.ˈnej.ɾo̝/

  1. stubborn

  2. boorish

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese carneiro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin (agnus) carnārius. Compare Portuguese carneiro and Spanish carnero.

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