carnero
Spanish, noun/kaɾˈneɾo/
carnero is spelled C-A-R-N-E-R-O (7 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 28,665th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carnero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a sheep, a ram (woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis, especially a male)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Ovis aries) Mamífero rumiante, de siete a ocho decímetros de altura hasta la cruz, frente convexa, cuernos…”.
What does carnero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea sheep, a ram (woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis, especially a male)
- 2
masculinesheepskin (skin of a sheep)
- 3
masculinemutton (flesh of sheep used as food)
- 4
masculinestrikebreaker, scab (non-unionized worker hired to replace striking workers)
- 5
masculinewarty venus
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Ovis aries) Mamífero rumiante, de siete a ocho decímetros de altura hasta la cruz, frente convexa, cuernos huecos, angulosos, arrugados transversalmente y arrollados en espiral, lana espesa, blanca, negra o rojiza y pezuña hendida: es animal doméstico muy apreciado por su carne y por su lana. 2. En particular, el macho adulto de Ovis aries. 3. Piel curtida del carnero. 4. Ariete.
noun: 1. Lugar donde se echan los cadáveres. 2. Osario. 3. Sepulcro de familia que solía haber en algunas iglesias, elevado como una vara del suelo. 4. Sitio o lugar en donde se guarda la carne.
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 carnero
- carneros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carnero?
- /kaɾˈneɾo/
- [kaɾˈne.ɾo]
- Spain [kaɾˈneɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to carnero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is carnero in Spanish?
carnero appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).