novillo
Spanish, noun/noˈbiʝo/
novillo is spelled N-O-V-I-L-L-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 45,181st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Novillo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “young ox, young bull” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Bovino macho destetado y menor de tres años”.
What does novillo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineyoung ox, young bull
- 2
masculinecastrated bull
- 3
masculinecuckold
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bovino macho destetado y menor de tres años. 2. En particular, el bovino macho castrado destinado a la alimentación humana. 3. Carne de este animal empleada en alimentación. 4. Varón que es objeto de infidelidad por parte de su pareja.
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 novillo
- novillos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce novillo?
- /noˈbiʝo/
- [noˈβ̞i.ʝo]
- [noˈβ̞iʝo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to novillo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is novillo in Spanish?
novillo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).