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borrego

Catalan

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Etymology

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Variant form of borrec (“young sheep”).

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Noun

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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

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish borrego.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bor‧re‧go

Noun

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borrego m (plural borregos)

  1. lamb
    Coordinate term: cordeiro
    ensopado de borrego ― lamb stew
    perna de borrego ― leg of lamb
  2. (figurative) lamb (docile person)

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From borra (“year-old sheep”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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borrego m (plural borregos)

  1. a woolly, white cloud reminiscent of a sheep

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Descendants

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  • → Portuguese: borrego

Adjective

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

  1. (derogatory) simple-minded

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