finos

F4I1N1O1S1
/ˈfiːnəʊz/

noun

Second-best wool from Merino sheep.

OriginPortuguese - →
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Meanings

finos1

noun
  1. pluralplural of fino

finos2

nounfinos pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlySecond-best wool from Merino sheep.

    the custom in Spain, and adopted here with our Merino wool, to divide or sort the fleece […]into rafinos, finos, and terceros ; or superfine, fine, and fubs

    1807, “Lord Somerville”, in Public Characters

Finos3

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Fino

Origin

  1. Portuguese-
  2. Portuguese-
  3. Englishfinos

Borrowed from Portuguese.

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APA

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Chicago

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