"merino" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /məˈɹinoʊ/ [General-American] Forms: merinos [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish merino. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|merino}} Spanish merino Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} merino (countable and uncountable, plural merinos)
  1. (countable) A sheep of a Spanish breed with long, fine hair. Tags: countable Categories (lifeform): Sheep
    Sense id: en-merino-en-noun-NS5baM~b Disambiguation of Sheep: 42 14 14 27 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 1 11 44 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 2 15 37 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 42 2 18 33 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 38 2 19 33 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 40 2 17 33 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 41 2 18 33 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 41 2 18 33 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 38 2 19 33 8
  2. (uncountable) The wool of this sheep. Tags: uncountable Translations (sheep): merinoŝafo (Esperanto), merinolammas (Finnish), mérinos [masculine] (French), メリノ種 (Merino-shu) (Japanese), мерино́с[ (alt: merinós[) [masculine] (Russian), merinos koyunu (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-merino-en-noun-o9MfnKkN Disambiguation of 'sheep': 41 59 0 0 0
  3. The fabric made from this wool (or from any similar yarn). Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-merino-en-noun-Vg5iPnAb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 1 11 44 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 2 15 37 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 38 2 19 33 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 40 2 17 33 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 38 2 19 33 8
  4. A dress made out of merino fabric. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fabrics
    Sense id: en-merino-en-noun-xkzSQHdb Disambiguation of Fabrics: 18 1 27 39 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 1 11 44 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 2 15 37 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 38 2 19 33 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 40 2 17 33 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 38 2 19 33 8
  5. A yarn made from a combination of wool and cotton in imitation of this wool. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-merino-en-noun-R2ryFcpT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Merino Derived forms: French merino

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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