zevro

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier *ezevro, ezebro, from Vulgar Latin *eciferus (“fool, wild ass, donkey”), from Latin equiferus (“wild horse”), from equus (“horse”) + ferus (“wild”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ze.βɾo/

Adjective

zevro

  1. stupid, uncouth

Derived terms
  • zevron

Noun

zevro m

  1. a now-extinct species of wild-ass (Equus hydruntinus)

Descendants
  • Galician: cebro
  • Portuguese: zebro
    Portuguese: zebra

See also
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