cero

See also: cerò, c'ero, and cɛrɔ

English

Etymology

Corruption of Spanish sierra (sawfish).

Noun

cero (plural ceros or ceroes)

  1. A large scombroid food fish (Scomberomorus regalis) found chiefly in the West Indies.

References

Anagrams

Asturian

Asturian cardinal numbers
0 1  > 
    Cardinal : cero

Numeral

cero

  1. zero

Noun

cero m (plural ceros)

  1. zero

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin cervus.

Pronunciation

Noun

cero m (plural ceros)

  1. (Balearic) alternative form of cérvol (deer)

Further reading

  • “cero” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Galician numbers (edit)
0 1  → [a], [b], [c], [d], [e] 10  → 
    Cardinal (standard): cero
    Cardinal (reintegrationist): zero

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈθɛɾo/ [ˈθɛ.ɾʊ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /ˈsɛɾo/ [ˈsɛ.ɾʊ]

  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɾo
  • Hyphenation: ce‧ro

Numeral

cero (indeclinable)

  1. zero

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cēreus. Doublet of cereo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ero
  • Hyphenation: cé‧ro

Noun

cero m (plural ceri)

  1. long church candle

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Latin

Etymology

From cēra (wax) +‎ .

Pronunciation

Verb

cērō (present infinitive cērāre, perfect active cērāvī, supine cērātum); first conjugation

  1. to smear or coat with wax

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: cirer
  • Italian: cerare
  • Norman: chither (Jersey)
  • Romanian: cera

References

  • cero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Spanish numbers (edit)
0 1  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: cero
    Ordinal: cero, ceroésimo
    Ordinal abbreviation: 0.º

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin zerum, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Andalusian Arabic صِفْر (ṣífr), from Classical Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, zero, nothing, empty, void).

Pronunciation

Numeral

cero

  1. zero

Noun

cero m (plural ceros)

  1. zero

Derived terms

Further reading