cromo
See also: cromó, cromò, cromo-, and -cromo
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈkɾo.mo/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈkɾo.mu/
Noun
cromo m (plural cromos)
- Clipping of cromolitografia.
- trading card
- (colloquial) gaudily-dressed person
Further reading
- “cromo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Noun
cromo m (uncountable)
- chromium
Noun
cromo m (plural cromos)
- trading card
Italian
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Cr | |
| Previous: vanadio (V) | |
| Next: manganese (Mn) | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrɔ.mo/
- Rhymes: -ɔmo
- Hyphenation: crò‧mo
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour/color”).
Noun
cromo m (plural cromi)
- (chemistry) chromium
- chrome
Related terms
- cromato
- cromia
- cromismo
- cromite
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
cromo
- first-person singular present indicative of cromare
Anagrams
- cormo
Portuguese
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Cr | |
| Previous: vanádio (V) | |
| Next: manganês (Mn) | |
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɾõ.mu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɾo.mo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkɾɔ.mu/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma).
Noun
cromo m (plural cromos)
- Synonym of crómio (“chromium”)
Related terms
- cromado
- cromato
- crómico
- cromita
- cromófilo
Etymology 2
Shortening of cromolitografía, from cromo- + litografia.
Noun
cromo m (plural cromos)
- trading card
- Synonym: (Brazil) figurinha
Noun
cromo m (plural cromos, feminine croma, feminine plural cromas)
- (Portugal, informal) dork (quirky, silly, and/or stupid socially inept person)
Adjective
cromo (feminine croma, masculine plural cromos, feminine plural cromas)
- (Portugal, informal) dorky
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
cromo
- first-person singular present indicative of cromar
Spanish
A trading card of football (soccer) star Diego Maradona issued for the 1986 FIFA World Cup
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɾomo/ [ˈkɾo.mo]
- Rhymes: -omo
- Syllabification: cro‧mo
Etymology 1
From French chrome.
Noun
cromo m (plural cromos)
- chromium
Etymology 2
Shortening of cromolitografía, from cromo- + litografía.
Noun
cromo m (plural cromos)
- (Spain) trading card, picture card
- Synonym: (Argentina, Bolovia, Nicaragua, Uruguay) figurita
- (derogatory, slang, Spain) an ugly person (used mostly attributively)
Verb
cromo
- first-person singular present indicative of cromar
Further reading
- “cromo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014