Merino

See also: merino

English

Etymology 1

See merino.

Noun

Merino (countable and uncountable, plural Merinos)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of merino.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish Merino.

Proper noun

Merino (plural Merinos)

  1. A surname from Spanish.
    • 2015 June 19, Jonathan Schienberg, “For a Teacher, Back-to-Back Marathons, Then Fourth-Graders”, in The New York Times‎[1], archived from the original on 8 November 2020:
      Last year, Ms. Merino became one of just over 300 people to complete the Grand Slam of ultrarunning.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Merino is the 3073rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11684 individuals. Merino is most common among Hispanic/Latino (88.98%) individuals.

Anagrams

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈɾino/ [meˈɾi.no]
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Syllabification: Me‧ri‧no

Proper noun

Merino m or f by sense

  1. a surname
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