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ovella
ovella
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese ovella, from Vulgar Latin *ovicla, from Latin ovicula, diminutive of ovis (“sheep”), from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Compare Spanish oveja, Portuguese ovelha, French ouaille.
Noun
ovella f (plural ovellas)