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cordeiro

See also: Cordeiro

Galician

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Cordeiro

Etymology 1

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From an older *cordeleiro ("string maker"), from cordel (“string”) + -eiro, influenced by the open stressed vowel in corda (“string”).

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Noun

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cordeiro m (plural cordeiros)

  1. ropemaker; rope dealer
  2. tool for making ropes

Etymology 2

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From Old Galician-Portuguese cordeyro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria) from Vulgar Latin *cordārium, from the Latin expression agnus cordus ("late-born lamb"), from Latin chordus (“late-born”).[1][2]

 
Cordeiro or año ("lamb")

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Noun

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cordeiro m (plural cordeiros)

  1. lamb
    Synonym: año

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References

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  1. ^ Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. cordeiro.
  2. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “cordero”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese cordeiro, from Vulgar Latin *cordārium, from the Latin agnus cordus (“late-born lamb”).

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Noun

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cordeiro m (plural cordeiros, feminine cordeira, feminine plural cordeiras)

  1. lamb (young sheep)
    Synonym: anho
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