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remuda

UK/ɹəˈmuːdə/

remuda noun: a herd of horses from which the horses to be used for a particular purpose are selected.

Noun

remuda (plural remudas)

  1. (Canada, US, collective) A herd of horses from which the horses to be used for a particular purpose are selected.
    • ‘Don’t die!’ You can bet your Red River remuda on that.1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 157
    • To one side of the barn was a remuda of work-horses, perhaps twenty in all.2003, Stephen King, Wolves of the Calla

Forms of remuda

pluralremudas

Origin of remuda

Borrowed from Spanish remuda.

Questions about remuda

What does remuda mean?
Remuda means a herd of horses from which the horses to be used for a particular purpose are selected.
What part of speech is remuda?
Remuda is a noun.
How do you pronounce remuda?
Remuda is pronounced /ɹəˈmuːdə/ (UK).
What is the plural of remuda?
The plural of remuda is remudas.

Words near remuda in the dictionary

  1. Remsen
  2. Remsen cooler
  3. Remsen coolers
  4. Remsens
  5. remuage
  6. remuda
  7. remudas
  8. remuddle
  9. remuddled
  10. remuddles
  11. remuddling

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