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oveja.
(a loanword from Spanish)
Headword:
oveja.
Principal English Translation:
sheep
(a loanword from Spanish)
Attestations from sources in Spanish:
chicuey o[ve]jas yehuantin ychpopochti yhuan ce vorego = ocho ovejas primales y un borrego (Cuautitlan, Tepozotlan, 1639)
yn ovejas cequi carneros porecos chicuetzontli yhuan matlacpoualli auh oncan quinhuicatinemi cabras ontecpantli ynin çan mocenpiazque = ovejas y carneros, y borregos son por todo ocho mil y docientas cabezas, y las cabras dos pastorías, éstas se han de mantener en ser (Tetepango, Hidalgo, 1586)