potreron.

Brit.

/pəˈtrɛːrəʊ/, U.S.

/pəˈtrɛˌroʊ/

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish potrero.

Etymology: < American Spanish potrero pasture, grassland (1548 in South America), perhaps also narrow plateau or mesa (1684 in an isolated North American attestation) < potro potro n. + -ero -eer suffix¹.

1. In the south-western United States and South America: a paddock or pasture for horses or cattle; an enclosed or sheltered piece of grassland.

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the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > grassland > [noun] > pasture

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1822 M. Graham Jrnl. 24 Sept. in Captain's Wife (1993) 121 The horses, and other animals, are once more sent into the potreros to grass.

1848 J. A. Sutter New Helvetia Diary (MS.) 7 Mar. 6 Men have been sent from the Race, on acct. having no tools, employed them to get the small potrero repaired.

1886 T. S. Van Dyke Southern Calif. viii. 106 When, in the heat of day, one comes to some little potrero where pine-clad hills inclose a soft green meadow, [etc.].

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 19 Mar. 214/2 He was found to be capable of milking exceptionally large numbers of untamed cows, which were driven straight from a ‘potrero’ into a ‘corral’.

1960 G. J. Butland Lat. Amer. xx. 287 This is the Uruguayan pastoral region par excellence; a land of cattle and sheep estancias with paddocks or potreros fenced and managed to secure the best seasonal use of the grass.

1992 C. McCarthy All Pretty Horses (1993) ii. 102 Walking out to the potrero before the stars were down, eating a cold tortilla..and carrying their fortyfoot maguey catchropes coiled over their shoulders.

2. In the south-western United States: a narrow steep-sided plateau or mesa.

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the world > the earth > land > landscape > level land > [noun] > plateau > types of

puna1604

potrero1872

sand glacier1875

parma1888

1872 J. G. Bourke Diary 3 Dec. (2003) I. 31 Hills break away in potreros.

1953 B. P. Dutton Hewett's Pajarito Plateau (ed. 2) iii. iii. 104 The long, narrow potrero bounding the canyon on the north is entirely cut out for a distance of nearly a mile, thus throwing into one squarish open park the width of two small canyons and the formerly intervening mesa.

1966 in A. F. Bandelier Southwestern Jrnls. Gloss. 397 Potrero, pastureland; in New Mexico, a tongue of high ground.

1999 Ventura (Calif.) County Star (Nexis) 30 Dec. b6 This potrero has an additional attraction: A seasonal spring that pools in front of a shallow cave at the base of the cliff.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	potrero
释义	potreron. Brit. /pəˈtrɛːrəʊ/, U.S. /pəˈtrɛˌroʊ/ Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish potrero. Etymology: < American Spanish potrero pasture, grassland (1548 in South America), perhaps also narrow plateau or mesa (1684 in an isolated North American attestation) < potro potro n. + -ero -eer suffix¹. 1. In the south-western United States and South America: a paddock or pasture for horses or cattle; an enclosed or sheltered piece of grassland. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > grassland > [noun] > pasture leasowc950 leasea1000 pasturea1300 common pasturea1325 grassland1324 laund1340 lea1357 gang1413 feedingc1430 grassa1500 raika1500 beast-gate1507 pasturagec1515 grazing1517 average1537 pasture groundc1537 walk1549 grassing1557 pastural1575 browsing1577 feed1580 pastureland1591 meadow pasture1614 green side1616 range1626 pastorage1628 tore1707 graziery1731 pasturing1759 permanent pasture1771 sweet-veld1785 walk land1797 run1804 sweet-grass1812 potrero1822 pasturage land1855 turn-out1895 lawn1899 1822 M. Graham Jrnl. 24 Sept. in Captain's Wife (1993) 121 The horses, and other animals, are once more sent into the potreros to grass. 1848 J. A. Sutter New Helvetia Diary (MS.) 7 Mar. 6 Men have been sent from the Race, on acct. having no tools, employed them to get the small potrero repaired. 1886 T. S. Van Dyke Southern Calif. viii. 106 When, in the heat of day, one comes to some little potrero where pine-clad hills inclose a soft green meadow, [etc.]. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 19 Mar. 214/2 He was found to be capable of milking exceptionally large numbers of untamed cows, which were driven straight from a ‘potrero’ into a ‘corral’. 1960 G. J. Butland Lat. Amer. xx. 287 This is the Uruguayan pastoral region par excellence; a land of cattle and sheep estancias with paddocks or potreros fenced and managed to secure the best seasonal use of the grass. 1992 C. McCarthy All Pretty Horses (1993) ii. 102 Walking out to the potrero before the stars were down, eating a cold tortilla..and carrying their fortyfoot maguey catchropes coiled over their shoulders. 2. In the south-western United States: a narrow steep-sided plateau or mesa. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > level land > [noun] > plateau > types of puna1604 potrero1872 sand glacier1875 parma1888 1872 J. G. Bourke Diary 3 Dec. (2003) I. 31 Hills break away in potreros. 1953 B. P. Dutton Hewett's Pajarito Plateau (ed. 2) iii. iii. 104 The long, narrow potrero bounding the canyon on the north is entirely cut out for a distance of nearly a mile, thus throwing into one squarish open park the width of two small canyons and the formerly intervening mesa. 1966 in A. F. Bandelier Southwestern Jrnls. Gloss. 397 Potrero, pastureland; in New Mexico, a tongue of high ground. 1999 Ventura (Calif.) County Star (Nexis) 30 Dec. b6 This potrero has an additional attraction: A seasonal spring that pools in front of a shallow cave at the base of the cliff. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822
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