Similar words
cordero
cordero is the standard word for "lamb," the meat or animal; borrego is more regional or colloquial, and can figuratively mean someone who follows blindly, like a "sheep."
Similar in other languages
French
agneau
agneau is the French word for the same thing — both mean "lamb."
Portuguese
cordeiro
cordeiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "lamb."
Practice
1 What does borrego mean?
crème caramel
lapse
lamb
parsnip
lamb
2 Fill the gap: Los ___ pastan.
pupitre
borrego
borregos
Full sentence: Los borregos pastan. (The lambs graze.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches borrego?
N
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Common
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
N
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Academic
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
N
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Core
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
borrego: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.