céreo
See also: cereo
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cēreus, from cēra (“wax”). Compare the doublet círio.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾi.u/ [ˈsɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾi.o/ [ˈsɛ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.ɾjo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾju/
- Homophones: sério, cério
- Hyphenation: cé‧re‧o
Adjective
céreo (feminine cérea, masculine plural céreos, feminine plural céreas)
- waxen (having the pale smooth characteristics of wax)
- Synonym: ceroso
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθeɾeo/ [ˈθe.ɾe.o]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈseɾeo/ [ˈse.ɾe.o]
- Rhymes: -eɾeo
- Syllabification: cé‧re‧o
Adjective
céreo (feminine cérea, masculine plural céreos, feminine plural céreas)
- waxen; waxlike
Further reading
- “céreo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014