andosco

== Galician == === Etymology === Unknown. Perhaps ultimately from Vulgar Latin *annoticus, with change of suffix from Latin annotinus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [anˈdoskʊ] === Noun === andosco m (plural andoscos, feminine andosca, feminine plural andoscas) lamb Synonyms: año, cordeiro, rexelo (figured, literary) rogue, rascal, scoundrel === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “andosco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “andosco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “andosco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Spanish == === Etymology === Perhaps from an earlier *anozgo, from a Vulgar Latin *annoticus, with change of suffix from Latin annotinus (whence Romanian noaten (“yearling sheep”)). === Adjective === andosco (feminine andosca, masculine plural andoscos, feminine plural andoscas) Older than a year but not much older than two. (of livestock, especially sheep) ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === primal === Further reading === “andosco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025