different between merino vs corriedale

English

Alternative forms

• Merino

Etymology

From Spanish merino.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /m???ino?/

Noun

merino (countable and uncountable, plural merinos)

1. (countable) A sheep of a Spanish breed with long, fine hair.
2. (uncountable) The wool of this sheep.
3. The fabric made from this wool (or from any similar yarn).
   • 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 5

     The Priest pulled the light merino carriage rug higher about his knees.

4. A yarn made from a combination of wool and cotton in imitation of this wool.

Translations

Anagrams

• E minor, Minero, Monier, Normie, Romine, monier, normie

Indonesian

Etymology

From Spanish merino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m??ri.no]
• Hyphenation: mê?ri?no

Noun

mêrino (first-person possessive merinoku, second-person possessive merinomu, third-person possessive merinonya)

1. (nonstandard) sheep.

   Synonyms: biri-biri, domba

Further reading

• “merino” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Verb

merino

1. third-person plural present subjunctive of meriare
2. third-person plural imperative of meriare

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin mai?r?nus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me??ino/, [me??i.no]

Adjective

merino (feminine merina, masculine plural merinos, feminine plural merinas)

1. merino (relating to the sheep or wool)

Derived terms

• mezclar churras y merinas

Noun

merino m (plural merinos)

1. merino (wool or fabric)
2. (historical, Spain) a count who had jurisdiction over a merindad

Further reading

• “merino” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.