lebrel

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French lévrier, from Old French levrer, from Late Latin canem leporārium (literally “hare dog, harehound”), from Latin lepus (“hare”). By surface analysis, liebre +‎ -el. Doublet of lebrero (“harehound”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈbɾel/ [leˈβ̞ɾel]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: le‧brel

Noun

lebrel m (plural lebreles)

  1. hound, (specifically) sighthound, whippet

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