Xalda sheep

noun

An endangered breed of sheep indigenous to the Asturias province of Northern Spain.

OriginAsturian xaldu →
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Meanings

nounXalda sheep (plural Xalda sheep)
  1. An endangered breed of sheep indigenous to the Asturias province of Northern Spain.

Origin

  1. Asturianxaldu
  2. EnglishXalda sheep

Borrowed from Asturian xaldu ("inhabitant of the valleys").

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