noun, feminine/oˈbexa/plural: ovejas
sheep
Synonyms: carnero
Related: lengua de oveja, oveja negra, ovejero, ovejuno
Inherited from Old Spanish oueja, from Latin ovicula (“little sheep”), diminutive of ovis (“sheep”), from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Compare Portuguese ovelha, Russian овца (ovca)