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merino

/məˈinəʊ/mur-EE-noh
/mɚˈinoʊ/mur-EE-noh

Meaninggreater

Common meaning: a breed of sheep

Journey through time

  1. Latinmaior‘greater’source
  2. Late Latinmajorinussource
  3. Spanishmerinosource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsgreater → a breed of sheepmerino‘a breed of sheep’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin maior ‘greater’.

Roots

  • maior Latin “greater”

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