ordeñar

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See also: ordenar

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ordiniāre, itself from Latin ōrdināre, or from *ordinium, from ōrdō, ōrdinis. Compare Portuguese ordenhar, Sardinian ordinzare; cf. also Italian ordigno. Doublet of ordenar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /oɾdeˈɲaɾ/ [oɾ.ð̞eˈɲaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: or‧de‧ñar

Verb[edit]

ordeñar (first-person singular present ordeño, first-person singular preterite ordeñé, past participle ordeñado)

  1. to milk (to express milk from a mammal)
  2. (figurative, colloquial) to milk (get the most advantage out of someone or something)

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