cordesco
Italian
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin chordus (“late-born”), through an unattested term *chordiscus.
Noun
cordesco m (plural cordeschi, feminine cordesca) (Tuscany)
- secondborn lamb
- calf butchered when still young
Further reading
- cordesco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana