merino

See also: Merino

English

Etymology

From Spanish merino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈɹinoʊ/

Noun

merino (countable and uncountable, plural merinos)

1. (countable) A sheep of a Spanish breed with long, fine hair.
2. (uncountable) The wool of this sheep.
3. The fabric made from this wool (or from any similar yarn).
4. A yarn made from a combination of wool and cotton in imitation of this wool.

Quotations

fabric

• 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 5

  The Priest pulled the light merino carriage rug higher about his knees.

Anagrams

• E minor, Minero, Monier, Romine, monier, normie

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Spanish merino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [məˈri.no]
• Hyphenation: mê‧ri‧no

Noun

mêrino (first-person possessive merinoku, second-person possessive merinomu, third-person possessive merinonya)

1. (nonstandard) sheep.

   Synonyms: biri-biri, domba

Further reading

• “merino” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Italian

Verb

merino

1. third-person plural present subjunctive of meriare
2. third-person plural imperative of meriare

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin maiorīnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈɾino/ [meˈɾi.no]

Adjective

merino (feminine merina, masculine plural merinos, feminine plural merinas)

1. merino (relating to the sheep or wool)

Derived terms

• mezclar churras y merinas

Noun

merino m (plural merinos)

1. merino (wool or fabric)
2. (historical, Spain) a count who had jurisdiction over a merindad

Further reading

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