Ordeñar
Definition
(verb) To extract milk from an animal, usually a cow, by squeezing its udders
Examples
“El granjero ordeñó las vacas al amanecer.”
“Marta sabe ordeñar antes del desayuno.”
Marta knows how to milk the cows before breakfast.
“A mí me toca ordeñar a las seis.”
It's my turn to milk at six.
“En la granja de mi tío, ordeñan dos veces al día.”
On my uncle's farm, they milk twice a day.
“Ayer ordeñé una cabra negra en La Pedrera, y la leche salió tibia.”
Yesterday I milked a black goat in La Pedrera, and the milk came out warm.
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