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Oveja

/oˈβe.xa/
nounCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #2500 frequency
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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A domesticated ruminant mammal with a thick woolly coat, farmed for meat, milk, and wool.

    "La oveja pasta tranquilamente en el prado verde."
  2. 2

    A timid, docile, or easily led person.

    "Era una oveja más en el rebaño, incapaz de cuestionar la autoridad."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'ovicula', a diminutive of 'ovis' (sheep), evolving through Old Spanish 'oveja'. It has Indo-European roots shared across many Romance languages referring to the domesticated wool-bearing ruminant.

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