recental

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /reθenˈtal/ [re.θẽn̪ˈt̪al]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /resenˈtal/ [re.sẽn̪ˈt̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: re‧cen‧tal

Adjective

recental m or f (masculine and feminine plural recentales)

1. (of a lamb or calf) yet to have started to graze, feeding solely on its mother's milk

   cordero recental

   unweaned lamb

2. recent

Noun

recental m (plural recentales)

1. a lamb having only fed on its mother's milk
2. newbie

See also

• lechal

Further reading

• “recental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10