borreguero
Spanish, noun/boreˈɡeɾo/
borreguero is spelled B-O-R-R-E-G-U-E-R-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written Spanish, the 191,875th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Borreguero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “shepherd (of yearling lambs)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does borreguero mean in English?
adjective
- 1
pastoral
noun
- 1
masculineshepherd (of yearling lambs)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dícese del coto, dehesa ó terreno cuyos pastos son de mejores condiciones para borregos que para otra clase de ganados. 2. Persona que cuida de los borregos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of borreguero
- borreguera feminine
- borregueros masculine plural
- borregueras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce borreguero?
- /boreˈɡeɾo/
- [bo.reˈɣ̞e.ɾo]
- [boreˈɣ̞eɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is borreguero in Spanish?
borreguero appears about once in every 28 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).