Portuguese

Proper noun

Cordeiro

1. Cordeiro (municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Galician

Noun

cordeiro m ‎(plural cordeiros)

1. lamb

See also

• ovella

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cordeiro, from Vulgar Latin *cordārius, from Latin chorda ‎(“tripe, chord”), from Ancient Greek χορδή ‎(khordḗ, “string of gut, cord”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer-.

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /koɻ.ˈde(j).ɾo/

Noun

cordeiro m (plural cordeiros, feminine cordeira, feminine plural cordeiras)

1. lamb (young sheep)

Related terms

• ovelha, carneiro