cirio

From Latin cēreus (“of wax, waxen”).

cirio m (plural cirios)

1. a long, thick wax candle, often used in religious ceremonies

• cera
• céreo

• candea

Inherited from Latin cēreus (“of wax, waxen”) (compare French cierge, Italian cero, Portuguese círio), from cēra (“wax”). Doublet of céreo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈθiɾjo/ [ˈθi.ɾjo] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɾjo/ [ˈsi.ɾjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iɾjo
• Syllabification: ci‧rio
• Homophone: (Latin America) sirio

cirio m (plural cirios)

1. a long, thick wax candle, often used in religious ceremonies

• candela
• vela

• “cirio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024