becerra

See also: Becerra

Galician

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /beˈθera/ [beˈθe.rɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /beˈθera/ [beˈθe.rɐ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /beˈsera/ [beˈse.rɐ]

• Rhymes: -era
• Hyphenation: be‧ce‧rra

Etymology 1

From becerro.

Alternative forms

• bezerra (Reintegrationist)

Noun

becerra f (plural becerras, masculine becerro, masculine plural becerros)

1. heifer (young cow)

Derived terms

• Becerra
• herba becerra

Related terms

• becerro

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

becerra f (plural becerras)

1. uncooked unleavened dough inside a piece of bread

References

• “bezerra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “bezerro/a” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “becerra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “becerra” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “becerra” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /beˈθera/ [beˈθe.ra]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /beˈsera/ [beˈse.ra]
• Rhymes: -era
• Syllabification: be‧ce‧rra

Noun

becerra f (plural becerras)

1. heifer
2. weasel's snout (Misopates orontium)

Related terms

• becerro

 

Further reading

• “becerro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014