becerra

See also: Becerra

Galician

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /beˈθera/ [beˈθe.rɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /beˈθera/ [beˈθe.rɐ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /beˈsera/ [beˈse.rɐ]

• Rhymes: -era
• Hyphenation: be‧ce‧rra

Etymology 1

From becerro.

Alternative forms

• bezerra (reintegrationist)

Noun

becerra f (plural becerras, masculine becerro, masculine plural becerros)

1. heifer (young cow)

Derived terms

• Becerra
• herba becerra

Related terms

• becerro

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

becerra f (plural becerras)

1. uncooked unleavened dough inside a piece of bread

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “bezerra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “bezerro/a” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “becerra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “becerra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “becerra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /beˈθera/ [beˈθe.ra]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /beˈsera/ [beˈse.ra]
• Rhymes: -era
• Syllabification: be‧ce‧rra

Noun

becerra f (plural becerras)

1. heifer
2. weasel's snout (Misopates orontium)

Related terms

• becerro

 

Further reading

• “becerro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28