ganado

Spanish

Etymology

From ganar. Noun is cognate to Portuguese gado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈnado/, [ɡaˈnaðo]

Adjective

ganado (feminine singular ganada, masculine plural ganados, feminine plural ganadas)

1. earned, gained, beaten

Noun

ganado m (plural ganados)

1. livestock, cattle
2. herd (group of animals)

   Synonyms: manada, rebaño

3. swarm (group of bees)

   Synonym: enjambre

4. (colloquial) swarm (mass of people in a turmoil)

   Synonym: multitud

Hyponyms

• ganado lechero (“dairy cattle”)
• ganado vacuno, ganado bovino (“cattle”)

 

Derived terms

• perro guardián de ganado (“livestock guardian dog”)

 

Related terms

• ganadería
• ganadero

 

Verb

ganado m (feminine singular ganada, masculine plural ganados, feminine plural ganadas)

1. Masculine singular past participle of ganar.

Further reading

• “ganado” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.