lobo

/ˈlobo/ · A2 · noun · mf

wolf

lobo — wolf

🐺 lobo = Latin lupus (wolf), same root as lupine and the disease lupus

Latin lupus softened into Spanish lobo: the p became b, as in many Spanish words. English keeps the root in lupine (wolf-like). Lobo also appears in English as a name for the grey wolf of the American Southwest.

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