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novillo

young bull

noun noh-BEE-yoh Rare

Usage Note

Novillo refers to a young male bovine, typically between one and three years old, before it is considered a full toro (bull). The feminine novilla is a young cow. Novillos also appears in the colloquial expression hacer novillos (Spain), meaning to play truant or skip school — equivalent to 'playing hooky'.

Examples

"El novillo escapó del corral esta mañana."

Natural Translation

The young bull escaped from the pen this morning.

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