Does cordero mean something else besides "lamb"?

Question

Because one of the examples for the word of the day is :

"La madre del cordero" means "The crux of the matter."

Thanks,

Answer 1

la madre del cordero

Spanish-French article but you can get the gist from it

Fascinating article! - renaerules, Jan 26, 2010

Answer 2

Well, it gets almost 2.5 million hits on google, so I guess its not uncommon in some part of the world, maybe Spain based on the first few.

Collins doesn´t list any other meaning for cordero.

Answer 3

¡Hola!

From the Oxford Spanish Dictionary:

cordero masculino

A

1 (cría) lamb; contar corderitos to count sheep

2 (carne — de cordero) lamb; (— de oveja) mutton

3 (piel) lambskin; forrado de corderito fleece-lined

B

1 (Religión) lamb; Cordero de Dios Lamb of God

2 (familiar) (persona dócil) tb corderito: en clase siempre son unos corderitos they're always as good as gold in class; en casa es un corderito he's as quiet as a lamb at home

Answer 4

I am unaware of this (idiomatic?) expression ; perhaps it is a line from a storybook.