desde cero
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “from zero”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdesde ˈθeɾo/ [ˌd̪ez.ð̞e ˈθe.ɾo] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /ˌdesde ˈseɾo/ [ˌd̪ez.ð̞e ˈse.ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: des‧de ce‧ro
Adverb
- (idiomatic) from scratch
- Synonym: de cero
- ¿Nunca has hecho masa para galletas desde cero antes?
- You've never made cookie dough from scratch before?
Further reading
- “de cero, o desde cero”, 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