carneiro

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) ram (male sheep)
2. (masculine) a stubborn person
3. (masculine) boor (an uncultured person)
4. (masculine) warty venus (Venus verrucosa)
5. (masculine) common cockle (Cerastoderma edule)
6. (masculine) prickly cockle (Acanthocardia echinata)
7. (masculine) Aries (someone with an Aries star sign)
8. (masculine) a foamy wave

Adj

1. stubborn
2. boorish

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaɾ.ˈnej.ɾo̝/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese carneiro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin (agnus) carnārius. Compare Portuguese carneiro and Spanish carnero.