cordero

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cordārium (“late-born lamb”), from Latin chordus (“late-born”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koɾˈdeɾo/ [koɾˈð̞e.ɾo]
(Colombia)
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -eɾo
Syllabification: cor‧de‧ro

Noun

cordero m (plural corderos, feminine cordera, feminine plural corderas)

lamb

Derived terms

(diminutive corderillo or corderito)

Descendants

→ Cebuano: kordero
→ Ladino: kodrero
→ San Juan Atzingo Popoloca: colélo
→ Tagalog: kordero
→ Yosondúa Mixtec: lelu

Further reading

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

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