borrego

== Catalan == === Etymology === Variant form of borrec (“young sheep”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [buˈrɛ.ɣu] IPA(key): (Balearic) [boˈrɛ.ɣo] IPA(key): (Valencia) [boˈre.ɣo] === Noun === borrego m (plural borregos) a kind of biscotti flavoured with anise, a specialty of Cardedeu old maid (an unpopped popcorn kernel) Synonyms: agüelo, frare === Further reading === “borrego” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. “borrego”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “borrego”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish borrego. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bor‧re‧go === Noun === borrego m (plural borregos) lamb Coordinate term: cordeiro ensopado de borrego ― lamb stew perna de borrego ― leg of lamb (figurative) lamb (docile person) === Further reading === “borrego”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “borrego”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “borrego”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From borra (“year-old sheep”) +‎ -ego. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boˈreɡo/ [boˈre.ɣ̞o] Rhymes: -eɡo Syllabification: bo‧rre‧go === Adjective === borrego (feminine borrega, masculine plural borregos, feminine plural borregas) (derogatory) simple-minded === Noun === borrego m (plural borregos, feminine borrega, feminine plural borregas) sheep around its second year of age (figurative) sheep, lemming === Noun === borrego m (plural borregos) a woolly, white cloud reminiscent of a sheep ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: borrego === Further reading === “borrego”, 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