Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

garañón

English translation:

breeding jack

Added to glossary by patinba
Aug 19, 2015 12:45
8 yrs ago
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Spanish term

garañón

Spanish to English Science Livestock / Animal Husbandry Livestock rearing
ESPAÑA. "Se llama garañón al asno de extraordinaria corpulencia que se echa a las yeguas para la procreación de mulas y de machos." (Wikipedia).
¿Is this just a "stud donkey" or is there a more specific name?

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garañón
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 breeding jack
Change log

Aug 23, 2015 12:50: patinba Created KOG entry

Discussion

neilmac (asker) Aug 19, 2015:
Donkey = ass. The Wikipedia entry above uses "asno", but I saw "burro garañon" while researching another term about insemination, which is why I posted the query. It's not actually from anything I'm translating. My text today is about pigs...
Lisa McCarthy Aug 19, 2015:
@ Neil Just thinking about mule and donkey. Isn't donkey 'asno'?
Lisa McCarthy Aug 19, 2015:
Hi Neil Seems to be just a 'stud donkey' as you say:

https://books.google.es/books?id=MR4SY5n3_L8C&pg=PA94&lpg=PA...

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breeding jack

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agree Wendy Streitparth
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agree Mary Gardner Hume
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