name
Meaning 1
A surname from Spanish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
merino
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /məˈɹiːnəʊ/
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General-American: /məˈɹinoʊ/
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General-American, obsolete: /məˈɹɪnoʊ/
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CMU ARPABET: M ER0 IY1 N OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A town in the Shire of Glenelg, south western Victoria, Australia
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A sheep of a Spanish breed with long, fine hair.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
Meaning 4
The wool of this sheep.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
The fabric made from this wool (or from any similar yarn).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
A dress made out of merino fabric.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 7
A yarn made from a combination of wool and cotton in imitation of this wool.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 8
Alternative letter-case form of merino.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 9
white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: merino sheep
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: domestic sheep, Ovis aries
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Merino.
See merino.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 美利奴 (měilìnú) — sheep
- Chinese Mandarin: 美麗諾 /美丽诺 (měilìnuò) — sheep
- Esperanto: merinoŝafo — sheep
- Finnish: merinolammas — sheep
- French: mérinos — sheep
- Japanese: メリノ種 (Merino-shu) — sheep
- Navajo: dibé doolkʼoolí — sheep
- Russian: мерино́с (merinós) — sheep
- Turkish: merinos koyunu — sheep