tropilla

C2+ Topic:Animals

US /troʊˈpiː.jə/ UK /trəʊˈpiː.jə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
in Argentina and Uruguay, a group of riding horses kept together, traditionally trained to follow a bell mare

The gaucho released his horse, which immediately returned to its tropilla.
2

noun
a small, recognizable herd or troop of cattle or other livestock in South America

After the storm mixed the cattle together, each tropilla separated from the others again.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · in argentina and uruguay, a... drove of horseshorse troopremount herd

2 noun · a small, recognizable herd... small herdlivestock troop

Word family

Forms tropillas

Related forms herd drove madrina gaucho remount

Etymology

Borrowed from River Plate Spanish tropilla, a diminutive of tropa, 'troop or herd.' In gaucho culture it most specifically names riding horses accustomed to remain with a madrina, or bell mare, but regional Spanish also applies it to smaller herds of cattle and other livestock. English travel accounts have used the loan since the nineteenth century.

Topics

Animals

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# tropilla

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /troʊˈpiː.jə/
**IPA (UK):** /trəʊˈpiː.jə/

## Meanings
1. in Argentina and Uruguay, a group of riding horses kept together, traditionally trained to follow a bell mare
2. a small, recognizable herd or troop of cattle or other livestock in South America

## Examples
- The gaucho released his horse, which immediately returned to its tropilla.
- After the storm mixed the cattle together, each tropilla separated from the others again.

## Synonyms
- drove of horses
- horse troop
- remount herd
- small herd
- livestock troop

## Related Forms
- herd
- drove
- madrina
- gaucho
- remount

## Etymology
Borrowed from River Plate Spanish tropilla, a diminutive of tropa, 'troop or herd.' In gaucho culture it most specifically names riding horses accustomed to remain with a madrina, or bell mare, but regional Spanish also applies it to smaller herds of cattle and other livestock. English travel accounts have used the loan since the nineteenth century.

## Topics
- Animals

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