potrero

noun

po·​tre·​ro

pə‧ˈtre(ˌ)rō

plural -s

chiefly Southwest

: a meadow or pasture especially on a ranch

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, colt pasture, from potro colt, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin pullitrus

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