ceroso

See also: cerošo

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin cērōsus.

Adjective

ceroso (feminine cerosa, masculine plural cerosi, feminine plural cerose)

  1. waxy (like, or containing wax)

Etymology 2

From cerio +‎ -oso.

Adjective

ceroso (feminine cerosa, masculine plural cerosi, feminine plural cerose)

  1. cerous (of trivalent cerium)

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

cērōsō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of cērōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cērōsus. By surface analysis, cera (“wax”) +‎ -oso (“-ous”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈɾo.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈɾo.zo/

  • Rhymes: -ozu
  • Hyphenation: ce‧ro‧so

Adjective

ceroso (feminine cerosa, masculine plural cerosos, feminine plural cerosas, metaphonic)

  1. waxen (having the pale smooth characteristics of wax)
    Synonym: céreo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cērōsus. By surface analysis, cera +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θeˈɾoso/ [θeˈɾo.so] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /seˈɾoso/ [seˈɾo.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: ce‧ro‧so

Adjective

ceroso (feminine cerosa, masculine plural cerosos, feminine plural cerosas)

  1. waxen

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