borrec

Catalan

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Latin burrus or burra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [buˈrek]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [boˈrek]

Noun

borrec m (plural borrecs, feminine borrega)

1. young sheep (until approximately 14 or 15 months of age)

Derived terms

• borregada
• borrego

See also

• xai
• primal

Further reading

• “borrec” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “borrec” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.