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becerro. / becerra.

(a loanword from Spanish)

Headword: 
becerro. / becerra.
Principal English Translation: 

calf
(a loanword from Spanish)

Attestations from sources in Spanish: 

centzontli yhuan zenpoali onmactlactli tzontecomatl bacas toros becerros be[ce]rras gueguey yhuan tepitzitzin = cuatrocientas y treinta cabezas de ganado mayor, vacas, toros, becerras y becerros grande y chico (Tepexi de la Seda, 1621)
Vidas y bienes olvidados: Testamentos en náhuatl y castellano del siglo XVII, vol. 3, Teresa Rojas Rabiela, et al, eds. (México: CIESAS, 2002), 110–111.