meiriño

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Galician

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Etymology

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Attested since the 13th century. From Medieval Latin majorinus, from maior (“greater”). Cognate with Portuguese meirinho and Spanish merino.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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meiriño m (plural meiriños)

  1. (historical) bailiff, reeve
  2. merino sheep

Derived terms

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References

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  • “meyrino” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “meyrino” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “meyriño” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “meiriño” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “meiriño” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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