zevro

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• *ezevro, ezebro, zebro

Etymology

From earlier *ezevro, ezebro, from Vulgar Latin *eciferus (“fool, wild ass, donkey”), from Latin equiferus (“wild horse”), from equus (“horse”) + ferus (“wild”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ze.βɾo/

Adjective

zevro

1. stupid, uncouth

Derived terms

• zevron

Noun

zevro m (plural zevros)

1. European wild ass (Equus hydruntinus, a now-extinct species of wild ass)

Descendants

• Galician: cebro
• Portuguese: zebro, zebra (see there for further descendants)

See also

• asno
• burro