cordero
/koɾˈdeɾo/ · B1 · noun · m
lamb
🐑 Sounds like cord + hero: the lamb is the little hero on a cord
Stress falls on DE: cor-DE-ro. It comes from Latin cordus, meaning late-born, which was used for lambs born late in the season. Agnus Dei, Lamb of God, is Cordero de Dios in Spanish.