carneiro

Etymology

From Old Portuguese carneiro, from Latin (agnus) carnārius. Compare Portuguese carneiro and Spanish carnero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾ.ˈnej.ɾo/

Noun

carneiro m (plural carneiros)

1. a stubborn person
2. boor (an uncultured person)
3. ram (male sheep or goat)
4. warty venus (Venus verrucosa)
5. common cockle (Cerastoderma edule)
6. a bivalve, Acanthocardia echinata
7. Aries (someone with an Aries star sign)

Adjective

carneiro m (feminine singular carneira, masculine plural carneiros, feminine plural carneiras)

1. stubborn
2. boorish

Etymology

From Old Portuguese carneiro, from Latin (agnus) carnārius. Compare Galician carneiro and Spanish carnero.

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaɻ.ˈne(j).ɾo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾ.ˈnɐj.ɾu/, /kɐɾ.ˈnej.ɾu/
• Hyphenation: car‧nei‧ro

Noun

carneiro m (plural carneiros)

1. ram (male sheep)

   Antonym: ovelha