lamb

el cordero

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lamb(

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (animal)

a. el cordero

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(less than a year old)

Our new lambs are grazing on the farm.Nuestros nuevos corderos están pastando en la granja.

The farmer treated the orphaned lamb with great tenderness.El granjero trató al cordero huérfano con mucha ternura.

b. el borrego

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(over one year old)

The wool from these lambs is soft and warm.La lana de estos borregos es suave y caliente.

2. (culinary)

a. el cordero

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Leg of lamb is our Sunday special.La pierna de cordero es nuestro especial de los domingos.

b. el borrego

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I didn't realize these sausages were made with lamb.No me había dado cuenta de que estas salchichas estaban hechas de borrego.

lamb

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. el cordero

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

2. (religion)

Lamb (of God)Cordero de Dios

poor lamb!¡pobrecillo!

like lambs to the slaughtercomo ovejas al matadero

lamb chopchuleta de cordero

lamb [læm]

noun

(animal) cordero (m); (older) borrego (m); (meat) (carne (f) de) cordero (m)

the Lamb of God el Cordero de Dios; my poor lamb! ¡pobrecito!; he surrendered like a lamb no ofreció la menor resistencia; he took it like a lamb ni siquiera rechistó

to go like a lamb to the slaughter ir como borrego al matadero

intransitive verb

parir

modifier

lamb chop (n) chuleta (f) de cordero

lamb's lettuce (n) valeriana (f)

lamb's wool (n)

lambswool

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Examples

Phrases

Mary had a little lamb	Mary tenía un corderito
lamb chop	las chuleta de cordero
baby lamb	cordero
lamb meat	la carne de cordero
little lamb	corderito
roast lamb	el cordero asado
lamb shank	pierna de cordero
yearling lamb	borrego