potriello

Old Spanish

Etymology

potro +‎ -iello

Noun

potriello m

1. male foal
   • c. 1275, Alfonso X, General Estoria, primera parte , (ed. by Pedro Sánchez Prieto-Borja, 2002, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares):

     E si el potriello pierde la madre recíbenle las otras yeguas pora criarle.

     And if the foal loses his mother, the other mares receive him to raise him.

Descendants

• Spanish: potrillo