"lobo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈləʊbəʊ/ Forms: lobos [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊbəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish lobo (“wolf”). Doublet of lupus and wolf. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|es|lobo|t=wolf}} Borrowed from Spanish lobo (“wolf”), {{dbt|en|lupus|wolf}} Doublet of lupus and wolf Head templates: {{en-noun}} lobo (plural lobos)
  1. (Southwestern US dialects) A wolf. Tags: Southwestern, US, dialectal Synonyms: loafer (english: see that entry for more)

Inflected forms

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